Dried fruit vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dried fruit and fudge

Dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, fudge is richer in manganese.
Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 69% more.
Dried fruit contains 24 times more vitamin E than fudge. Dried fruit contains 4.33mg of vitamin E, while fudge contains 0.18mg.
Dried fruit contains less saturated fat.
Fudge has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fudge is 49, while the glycemic index of dried fruit is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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.

Dried fruit

Fudge

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+767.2%
Contains more IronIron	+50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+79.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.329mg

~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.

Dried fruit

Fudge

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+309.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2305.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1371%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+268.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1091.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+121.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Potassium	1162mg	134mg	30%
Saturated fat	0.017g	6.448g	29%
Vitamin E	4.33mg	0.18mg	28%
Fiber	7.3g	1.7g	22%
Fructose	12.47g		16%
Fats	0.51g	10.41g	15%
Vitamin A	180µg	44µg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.589mg	0.176mg	15%
Iron	2.66mg	1.77mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.012mg	10%
Calories	241kcal	411kcal	9%
Vitamin B5	0.516mg	0.14mg	8%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.422mg	8%
Zinc	0.39mg	1.11mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	2.943g	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	14mg	5%
Carbs	62.64g	76.44g	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Folate	10µg	4µg	2%
Protein	3.39g	2.39g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.074g	0.373g	2%
Caffeine	0mg	8mg	2%
Sodium	10mg	45mg	2%
Copper	0.343mg	0.329mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.026mg	1%
Choline	13.9mg	10mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Selenium	2.2µg	2.5µg	1%
Magnesium	32mg	36mg	1%
Calcium	55mg	49mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.1µg	1.4µg	1%
Net carbs	55.34g	74.74g	N/A
Sugar	53.44g	73.12g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Phosphorus	71mg	71mg	0%
Trans fat		0.165g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.016mg		0%
Threonine	0.073mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.063mg		0%
Leucine	0.105mg		0%
Lysine	0.083mg		0%
Methionine	0.015mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.062mg		0%
Valine	0.078mg		0%
Histidine	0.047mg		0%