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Dough vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dough and fudge different?

  • Dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6; however, fudge is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 57% higher.
  • Dough contains 31 times more folate than fudge. While dough contains 123µg of folate, fudge contains only 4µg.
  • Fudge has less sodium.
  • Fudge has a lower glycemic index (49) than dough (70).

Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties 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.
Dough
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Fudge
4
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 +120.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1044%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg

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.
Dough
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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% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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 EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +402.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2636.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +791.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2975%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Fudge DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.026mg 57%
Selenium 28.6µg 2.5µg 47%
Folate 123µg 4µg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 0.176mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.529g 6.448g 27%
Iron 3.91mg 1.77mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.085mg 26%
Sodium 602mg 45mg 24%
Copper 0.152mg 0.329mg 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Protein 10.75g 2.39g 17%
Fats 2.42g 10.41g 12%
Carbs 51.88g 76.44g 8%
Calories 272kcal 411kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.012mg 7%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.422mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.14mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 2.943g 6%
Phosphorus 105mg 71mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 44µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0.373g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 1.7g 2%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1.4µg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 36mg 1%
Potassium 117mg 134mg 1%
Zinc 1.04mg 1.11mg 1%
Net carbs 49.68g 74.74g N/A
Calcium 52mg 49mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g 73.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.18mg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g 0.165g N/A
Choline 8mg 10mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
3
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 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 +349.8%
Contains more WaterWater +236.4%
Contains more OtherOther +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +330.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
2
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Fudge
1
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 -91.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +713%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.