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Cereal vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and fudge different?

  • Cereal is higher than fudge in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 522% more than fudge.
  • Fudge is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than fudge (49).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe types were used 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.
Cereal
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Fudge
5
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 IronIron +1824.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +584.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +89.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~71mg

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.
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Fudge
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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 AVitamin A +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24084.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4452.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16729.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49783.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Fudge DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.026mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.012mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 1.77mg 404%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.085mg 291%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.176mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 44µg 86%
Zinc 7.6mg 1.11mg 59%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Sodium 795mg 45mg 33%
Saturated fat 0.26g 6.448g 28%
Copper 0.137mg 0.329mg 21%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.422mg 16%
Fats 1.08g 10.41g 14%
Selenium 6.3µg 2.5µg 7%
Protein 6.06g 2.39g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 2.943g 7%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 4%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 36mg 4%
Carbs 86.85g 76.44g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 10mg 2%
Calories 378kcal 411kcal 2%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 134mg 1%
Phosphorus 77mg 71mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.18mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Fiber 1.4g 1.7g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.373g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Fudge
2
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 +153.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +134.7%
Contains more FatsFats +863.9%
Contains more WaterWater +159.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
1
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Fudge
2
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 -96%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1342.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.373g

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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. 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.