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Flan vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flan and fudge?

  • Flan is higher in selenium, yet fudge is higher in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B2.
  • Fudge's daily need coverage for copper is 35% more.
  • Flan has 10 times more sodium than fudge. While flan has 432mg of sodium, fudge has only 45mg.
  • The glycemic index of fudge is lower.

We used Flan, caramel custard, dry mix and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe types 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.
Flan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
Fudge
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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 PotassiumPotassium +14.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +752%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.2%
Contains more IronIron +2112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2093.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5928.6%

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.
Flan
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flan Fudge DV% diff.
Copper 0.015mg 0.329mg 35%
Selenium 21.3µg 2.5µg 34%
Saturated fat 6.448g 29%
Iron 0.08mg 1.77mg 21%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.422mg 18%
Sodium 432mg 45mg 17%
Fats 0g 10.41g 16%
Phosphorus 1mg 71mg 10%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.11mg 10%
Magnesium 0mg 36mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.085mg 7%
Protein 0g 2.39g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Carbs 91.6g 76.44g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 44µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.14mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 49mg 3%
Calories 348kcal 411kcal 3%
Choline 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.176mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Potassium 153mg 134mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 91.6g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flan
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 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 CarbsCarbs +19.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +25.8%
Contains more OtherOther +58.3%

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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. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/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.