Caramel vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between caramel and toffee?

Caramel is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, protein, and vitamin B12, yet toffee is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 90% more.
Caramel has 5 times more vitamin B5 than toffee. While caramel has 0.62mg of vitamin B5, toffee has only 0.134mg.
The amount of saturated fat in caramel is lower.
The glycemic index of toffee is lower.

We used Candies, caramels and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Caramel

Toffee

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+305.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+319.6%
Contains more IronIron	+366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+500%
Contains more ZincZinc	+266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+256.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-44.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Caramel

Toffee

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+276.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+410.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+362.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2558.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+55.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.476g	20.565g	82%
Fats	8.1g	32.75g	38%
Vitamin A	12µg	319µg	34%
Cholesterol	7mg	104mg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	1.542g	8.964g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.478g	1.222g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.068mg	14%
Phosphorus	114mg	32mg	12%
Calcium	138mg	34mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.134mg	10%
Calories	382kcal	560kcal	9%
Vitamin B1	0.103mg	0.008mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.11µg	8%
Protein	4.6g	1.07g	7%
Potassium	214mg	51mg	5%
Sodium	245mg	135mg	5%
Carbs	77g	64.72g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.009mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.065g	4%
Magnesium	17mg	4mg	3%
Zinc	0.44mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.94mg	3%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.445g	3%
Copper	0.018mg	0.003mg	2%
Selenium	1.8µg	0.8µg	2%
Iron	0.14mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.148mg	0.029mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.8µg	1%
Folate	4µg	2µg	1%
Choline	8mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	0.19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	830kcal	5234kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	0.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	77g	64.72g	N/A
Sugar	65.5g	63.47g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.002mg	0%
Trans fat		0.674g	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%