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Wheat vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and toffee different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B1 than toffee.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 161% higher.
  • Wheat contains 1506 times more manganese than toffee. While wheat contains 3.012mg of manganese, toffee contains only 0.002mg.
  • Wheat has less saturated fat.

Wheat, durum and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +745.1%
Contains more IronIron +11633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +18333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1487.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11075%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +597.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4555.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Toffee DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.8µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.002mg 131%
Saturated fat 0.454g 20.565g 91%
Phosphorus 508mg 32mg 68%
Copper 0.553mg 0.003mg 61%
Fats 2.47g 32.75g 47%
Iron 3.52mg 0.03mg 44%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.029mg 42%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.12mg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Vitamin A 0µg 319µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.008mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 4mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.009mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 1.07g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 8.964g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.134mg 16%
Potassium 431mg 51mg 11%
Calories 339kcal 560kcal 11%
Folate 43µg 2µg 10%
Sodium 2mg 135mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.068mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Carbs 71.13g 64.72g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 1.222g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 64.72g N/A
Calcium 34mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +1178.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1889.1%
Contains more OtherOther +95.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1225.9%
~equal in Carbs ~64.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2505.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.9%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.