Tootsie roll vs. Baby ruth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tootsie roll and baby ruth

Tootsie roll has more vitamin K; however, baby ruth is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Baby ruth covers your daily saturated fat needs 56% more than tootsie roll.
Baby ruth contains 4 times less vitamin K than tootsie roll. Tootsie roll contains 9.6µg of vitamin K, while baby ruth contains 2.3µg.
Tootsie roll has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll and Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar.

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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.

Tootsie roll

Baby ruth

Contains more IronIron	+27%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+646.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.6%

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.

Tootsie roll

Baby ruth

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+317.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+495.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.967g	12.1g	51%
Fats	3.31g	21.6g	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.266g	2.638g	16%
Manganese	0.047mg	0.351mg	13%
Copper	0.13mg	0.225mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	1.929g	5.557g	9%
Sodium	44mg	230mg	8%
Protein	1.59g	5.4g	8%
Carbs	87.73g	64.8g	8%
Fiber	0.1g	2g	8%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	1.251mg	7%
Vitamin K	9.6µg	2.3µg	6%
Starch	15.3g		6%
Choline		34.9mg	6%
Magnesium	22mg	43mg	5%
Phosphorus	57mg	94mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.121mg	4%
Calories	387kcal	459kcal	4%
Potassium	116mg	249mg	4%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.72mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.93mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.01mg	0.042mg	2%
Iron	0.8mg	0.63mg	2%
Caffeine	7mg	4mg	1%
Fructose	0.4g		1%
Selenium	2.2µg	2.5µg	1%
Calcium	36mg	47mg	1%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Folate	9µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.29mg	0.333mg	1%
Net carbs	87.63g	62.8g	N/A
Sugar	56.32g	54g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.058mg	0%
Trans fat		0.05g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg		0%
Threonine	0.04mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.06mg		0%
Leucine	0.11mg		0%
Lysine	0.09mg		0%
Methionine	0.01mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.05mg		0%
Valine	0.08mg		0%
Histidine	0.03mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.016g		N/A