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Toffee vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between toffee and whey?

  • Toffee is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet whey is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 102% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in whey is lower.

We used Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this article.

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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215.7%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +137.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.13mg

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%
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +154.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 0.23g 92%
Fats 32.75g 0.36g 50%
Vitamin A 319µg 3µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 2mg 34%
Calories 560kcal 27kcal 27%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.1g 22%
Carbs 64.72g 5.14g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.011g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.28µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.158mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.383mg 5%
Sodium 135mg 54mg 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Potassium 51mg 161mg 3%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.036mg 2%
Phosphorus 32mg 46mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 34mg 47mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 8mg 1%
Protein 1.07g 0.85g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 5.14g N/A
Iron 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g 5.14g N/A
Copper 0.003mg 0.004mg 0%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.13mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.074mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Folate 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%
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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8997.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1159.1%
Contains more OtherOther +71.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16830.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8864%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11009.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.