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Fudge vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fudge and dough different?

  • Fudge is higher in copper; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 57% higher.
  • Fudge contains 12 times more saturated fat than dough. While fudge contains 6.448g of saturated fat, dough contains only 0.529g.
  • Fudge has a lower glycemic index (49) than dough (70).

Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
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%
Dough
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more IronIron +120.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1044%
~equal in Calcium ~52mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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.
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.71mg 57%
Selenium 2.5µg 28.6µg 47%
Folate 4µg 123µg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 4.817mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.529g 27%
Iron 1.77mg 3.91mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.427mg 26%
Sodium 45mg 602mg 24%
Copper 0.329mg 0.152mg 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Protein 2.39g 10.75g 17%
Fats 10.41g 2.42g 12%
Carbs 76.44g 51.88g 8%
Calories 411kcal 272kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.107mg 7%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.577mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.455mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.362g 6%
Phosphorus 71mg 105mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.855g 3%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.2g 2%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 32mg 1%
Potassium 134mg 117mg 1%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.04mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 49.68g N/A
Calcium 49mg 52mg 0%
Sugar 73.12g 4.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.21mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0.005g N/A
Choline 10mg 8mg 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
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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +330.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +349.8%
Contains more WaterWater +236.4%
Contains more OtherOther +105.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
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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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +713%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.2%

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