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Fudge vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fudge and baby food

  • Fudge has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 572% more than fudge.
  • Baby food contains 8 times less saturated fat than fudge. Fudge contains 6.448g of saturated fat, while baby food contains 0.769g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1395.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +226.1%
Contains more IronIron +2583.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +452.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +936%
~equal in Copper ~0.334mg

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.
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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%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3096.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19623.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +667.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1475%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more CholineCholine +132%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 1.77mg 47.5mg 572%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 34.714mg 216%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 2.717mg 202%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 2.438mg 201%
Calcium 49mg 733mg 68%
Phosphorus 71mg 392mg 46%
Selenium 2.5µg 25.9µg 43%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.769g 26%
Fiber 1.7g 7.5g 23%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 3.68mg 23%
Protein 2.39g 12.2g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 1.074mg 19%
Manganese 0.422mg 18%
Magnesium 36mg 100mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.189mg 14%
Zinc 1.11mg 2.4mg 12%
Folate 4µg 43µg 10%
Potassium 134mg 437mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 1.697g 9%
Fats 10.41g 4.4g 9%
Vitamin A 44µg 1µg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 1.206g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Choline 10mg 23.2mg 2%
Calories 411kcal 379kcal 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 3mg 2%
Copper 0.329mg 0.334mg 1%
Carbs 76.44g 73.4g 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.6%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +410.5%
Contains more OtherOther +247.4%
~equal in Carbs ~73.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +355%

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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
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.