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Walnut vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are walnut and toffee different?

  • Walnut is higher than toffee in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 176% more than toffee.
  • Walnut contains 1707 times more manganese than toffee. Walnut contains 3.414mg of manganese, while toffee contains 0.002mg.
  • Walnut is lower in saturated fat.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index (51) than walnut (0).

Nuts, walnuts, english and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe types were used 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.
Walnut
Walnut
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Toffee
Toffee
0
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +764.7%
Contains more IronIron +9600%
Contains more CopperCopper +52766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +981.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +512.5%

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.
Walnut
Walnut
8
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Toffee
Toffee
3
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3779.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +31800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Toffee DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 1.222g 306%
Copper 1.586mg 0.003mg 176%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.002mg 148%
Saturated fat 6.126g 20.565g 66%
Fats 65.21g 32.75g 50%
Phosphorus 346mg 32mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.009mg 41%
Magnesium 158mg 4mg 37%
Iron 2.91mg 0.03mg 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Vitamin A 1µg 319µg 35%
Protein 15.23g 1.07g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.008mg 28%
Fiber 6.7g 0g 27%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.12mg 27%
Folate 98µg 2µg 24%
Carbs 13.71g 64.72g 17%
Potassium 441mg 51mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.134mg 9%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.8µg 7%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.029mg 7%
Sodium 2mg 135mg 6%
Calcium 98mg 34mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.068mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Calories 654kcal 560kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.94mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 63.47g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 8.964g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
Walnut
4
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Toffee
Toffee
1
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1323.4%
Contains more FatsFats +99.1%
Contains more WaterWater +640%
Contains more OtherOther +95.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +372.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Toffee
Toffee
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3760.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.964g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients
  2. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.