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Butterscotch vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butterscotch and fudge

  • Fudge is richer than butterscotch in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B2.
  • Fudge covers your daily copper needs 36% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has 9 times more sodium than fudge. Butterscotch has 391mg of sodium, while fudge has 45mg.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index (60) than fudge (49).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, butterscotch 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
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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 +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4366.7%
Contains more IronIron +17600%
Contains more CopperCopper +32800%
Contains more ZincZinc +1133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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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 AVitamin A +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +431.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Fudge DV% diff.
Copper 0.001mg 0.329mg 36%
Iron 0.01mg 1.77mg 22%
Saturated fat 2.065g 6.448g 20%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.422mg 18%
Sodium 391mg 45mg 15%
Fats 3.3g 10.41g 11%
Phosphorus 1mg 71mg 10%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.11mg 9%
Magnesium 0mg 36mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Protein 0.03g 2.39g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.085mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 2.943g 5%
Calcium 4mg 49mg 5%
Carbs 90.4g 76.44g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Potassium 3mg 134mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.14mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Choline 0.8mg 10mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 44µg 2%
Cholesterol 9mg 14mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 0.373g 2%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Calories 391kcal 411kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0.176mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 80.46g 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
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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 CarbsCarbs +18.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +215.5%
Contains more WaterWater +86.9%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 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 -68%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +248.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +205.7%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.