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Toffee vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between toffee and sugar substitute

  • Toffee has less calcium.
  • Sugar substitute's daily need coverage for calcium is 85% more.
  • Toffee has 16 times more sugar than sugar substitute. Toffee has 63.47g of sugar, while sugar substitute has 4.03g.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index than sugar substitute.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Toffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2485.3%
Contains more IronIron +433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Toffee
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 93%
Calcium 34mg 879mg 85%
Fats 32.75g 0g 50%
Vitamin A 319µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 22%
Sodium 135mg 572mg 19%
Calories 560kcal 347kcal 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 8%
Carbs 64.72g 84.77g 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.015mg 4%
Phosphorus 32mg 8mg 3%
Protein 1.07g 2.06g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Iron 0.03mg 0.16mg 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.04mg 1%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.022mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 84.17g N/A
Magnesium 4mg 6mg 0%
Potassium 51mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g 4.03g N/A
Copper 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.015mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31%
Contains more WaterWater +1561.8%
Contains more OtherOther +342.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/nutrients
  2. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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