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Yogurt vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yogurt and marshmallow

  • Yogurt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5; however, marshmallow has more copper.
  • Yogurt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 31% more.
  • Yogurt has 278 times more vitamin B2 than marshmallow. Yogurt has 0.278mg of vitamin B2, while marshmallow has 0.001mg.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index than yogurt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat and Candies, marshmallows.

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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.
Yogurt
Yogurt
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2720%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1587.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470.6%
Contains more IronIron +228.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +470.6%

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.
Yogurt
Yogurt
10
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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6520%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +15000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 0µg 31%
Carbs 3.6g 81.3g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 0.001mg 21%
Phosphorus 135mg 8mg 18%
Protein 10.19g 1.8g 17%
Selenium 9.7µg 1.7µg 15%
Calories 59kcal 318kcal 13%
Calcium 110mg 3mg 11%
Copper 0.017mg 0.097mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.003mg 5%
Potassium 141mg 5mg 4%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.04mg 4%
Choline 15.1mg 0.1mg 3%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Sodium 36mg 80mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.001mg 2%
Iron 0.07mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 0.078mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 3.24g 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Saturated fat 0.117g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0.047g 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
Yogurt
4
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +466.1%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more WaterWater +418.9%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2158.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +291.7%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.