Fudge vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fudge and dried fruit

Fudge has more manganese; however, dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 69% more.
Fudge contains 379 times more saturated fat than dried fruit. Fudge contains 6.448g of saturated fat, while dried fruit contains 0.017g.
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 Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

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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

Dried fruit

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

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

~equal in Copper ~0.343mg

~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.

Fudge

Dried fruit

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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