Tootsie roll vs. Baby ruth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tootsie roll and baby ruth

Tootsie roll has more carbs and vitamin K; however, baby ruth is higher in fats, manganese, copper, protein, fiber, and vitamin B3.
Baby ruth covers your daily saturated fat needs 56% more than tootsie roll.
Baby ruth contains 4 times less vitamin K than tootsie roll. Tootsie roll contains 9.6µg of vitamin K, while baby ruth contains 2.3µg.
Tootsie roll has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll and Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar.

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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.

Tootsie roll

Baby ruth

Contains more IronIron	+27%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+646.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.6%

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.

Tootsie roll

Baby ruth

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+317.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+495.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.967g	12.1g	51%
Fats	3.31g	21.6g	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.266g	2.638g	16%
Manganese	0.047mg	0.351mg	13%
Copper	0.13mg	0.225mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	1.929g	5.557g	9%
Protein	1.59g	5.4g	8%
Carbs	87.73g	64.8g	8%
Fiber	0.1g	2g	8%
Sodium	44mg	230mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	1.251mg	7%
Starch	15.3g		6%
Vitamin K	9.6µg	2.3µg	6%
Choline		34.9mg	6%
Magnesium	22mg	43mg	5%
Phosphorus	57mg	94mg	5%
Calories	387kcal	459kcal	4%
Potassium	116mg	249mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.121mg	4%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.72mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Iron	0.8mg	0.63mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.93mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.01mg	0.042mg	2%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	36mg	47mg	1%
Selenium	2.2µg	2.5µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.29mg	0.333mg	1%
Folate	9µg	12µg	1%
Fructose	0.4g		1%
Caffeine	7mg	4mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.016g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.41g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	2434kcal	850kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	0.68	N/A
Net carbs	87.63g	62.8g	N/A
Sugar	56.32g	54g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.058mg	0%
Trans fat		0.05g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg		0%
Threonine	0.04mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.06mg		0%
Leucine	0.11mg		0%
Lysine	0.09mg		0%
Methionine	0.01mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.05mg		0%
Valine	0.08mg		0%
Histidine	0.03mg		0%