Toffee vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between toffee and caramel?

Toffee is higher in vitamin A, yet caramel is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1.
Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 90% more.
Toffee has 27 times more vitamin A than caramel. While toffee has 1152 IU of vitamin A, caramel has only 42 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in caramel is lower.
The glycemic index of toffee is lower.

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

Toffee

Caramel

Contains less SodiumSodium

-44.9%

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%

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.

Toffee

Caramel

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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