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Tootsie roll vs. Chewing gum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tootsie roll and chewing gum?

  • Tootsie roll is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin K, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and magnesium, yet chewing gum is higher in fiber.
  • Tootsie roll's daily need coverage for copper is 14% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chewing gum is lower.

We used Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll and Chewing gum 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 11% 10% 30% 43% 11% 24% 5.7% 6.1% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5700%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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.
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% 13% 0% 14% 16% 3.9% 17% 2.3% 0% 24% 6.8% 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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tootsie roll Chewing gum DV% diff.
Copper 0.13mg 0mg 14%
Iron 0.8mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 0.1g 2.4g 9%
Vitamin K 9.6µg 0µg 8%
Phosphorus 57mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0mg 6%
Starch 15.3g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.929g 0.079g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 0mg 5%
Fats 3.31g 0.3g 5%
Calcium 36mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.967g 0.042g 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 116mg 2mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Carbs 87.73g 96.7g 3%
Protein 1.59g 0g 3%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 44mg 1mg 2%
Manganese 0.047mg 0mg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.266g 0.137g 1%
Fructose 0.4g 1%
Calories 387kcal 360kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.01mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 87.63g 94.3g N/A
Sugar 56.32g 66.08g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 88% 7%
Protein: 1.59 g
Fats: 3.31 g
Carbs: 87.73 g
Water: 6.69 g
Other: 0.68 g
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +1003.3%
Contains more WaterWater +157.3%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 61% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.967 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.929 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.266 g
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2341.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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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. Tootsie roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167971/nutrients
  2. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/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.