Caramel vs. Baby ruth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between caramel and baby ruth

Caramel has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and calcium; however, baby ruth is higher in copper, manganese, fiber, vitamin B3, magnesium, and iron.
Baby ruth covers your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than caramel.
Baby ruth contains 5 times less vitamin B12 than caramel. Caramel contains 0.3µg of vitamin B12, while baby ruth contains 0.06µg.
Caramel has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, caramels 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.

Caramel

Baby ruth

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+152.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.4%
Contains more IronIron	+350%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3090.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.9%

~equal in Sodium ~230mg

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.

Caramel

Baby ruth

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+102.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+745.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+27.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.476g	12.1g	44%
Copper	0.018mg	0.225mg	23%
Fats	8.1g	21.6g	21%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.351mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.121mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.06µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	1.542g	5.557g	10%
Calcium	138mg	47mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Vitamin B3	0.148mg	1.251mg	7%
Magnesium	17mg	43mg	6%
Iron	0.14mg	0.63mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.333mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.478g	2.638g	6%
Choline	8mg	34.9mg	5%
Calories	382kcal	459kcal	4%
Carbs	77g	64.8g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.103mg	0.058mg	4%
Zinc	0.44mg	0.72mg	3%
Phosphorus	114mg	94mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.93mg	3%
Protein	4.6g	5.4g	2%
Cholesterol	7mg	0mg	2%
Folate	4µg	12µg	2%
Potassium	214mg	249mg	1%
Sodium	245mg	230mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Selenium	1.8µg	2.5µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.042mg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	830kcal	850kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	0.68	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	77g	62.8g	N/A
Sugar	65.5g	54g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.05g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.06mg		0%
Threonine	0.192mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg		0%
Leucine	0.417mg		0%
Lysine	0.338mg		0%
Methionine	0.107mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.205mg		0%
Valine	0.285mg		0%
Histidine	0.115mg		0%