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Baby food vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baby food and fudge

  • Fudge has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 572% more than fudge.
  • Fudge contains 197 times less vitamin B3 than baby food. Baby food contains 34.714mg of vitamin B3, while fudge contains 0.176mg.
  • Baby food has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1395.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +226.1%
Contains more IronIron +2583.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +452.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +936%
~equal in Copper ~0.329mg

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.
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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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% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3096.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19623.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +667.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1475%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more CholineCholine +132%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Fudge DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 1.77mg 572%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.176mg 216%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.085mg 202%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.026mg 201%
Calcium 733mg 49mg 68%
Phosphorus 392mg 71mg 46%
Selenium 25.9µg 2.5µg 43%
Saturated fat 0.769g 6.448g 26%
Fiber 7.5g 1.7g 23%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.18mg 23%
Protein 12.2g 2.39g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.14mg 19%
Manganese 0.422mg 18%
Magnesium 100mg 36mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.012mg 14%
Zinc 2.4mg 1.11mg 12%
Folate 43µg 4µg 10%
Potassium 437mg 134mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.373g 9%
Fats 4.4g 10.41g 9%
Vitamin A 1µg 44µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 2.943g 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 10mg 2%
Calories 379kcal 411kcal 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 45mg 2%
Copper 0.334mg 0.329mg 1%
Carbs 73.4g 76.44g 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 73.12g N/A
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Fudge
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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +410.5%
Contains more OtherOther +247.4%
Contains more FatsFats +136.6%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%
~equal in Carbs ~76.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +355%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/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.