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Fudge vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fudge and fruitcake

  • Fudge is richer in copper, manganese, and zinc, while fruitcake is higher in fiber and monounsaturated fat.
  • Fudge covers your daily copper needs 31% more than fruitcake.
  • Fudge has 6 times more saturated fat than fruitcake. Fudge has 6.448g of saturated fat, while fruitcake has 1.048g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +558%
Contains more ZincZinc +311.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.2%
Contains more IronIron +16.9%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +349.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Fruitcake DV% diff.
Copper 0.329mg 0.05mg 31%
Saturated fat 6.448g 1.048g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 3.323g 20%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.22mg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 3.7g 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.27mg 8%
Carbs 76.44g 61.6g 5%
Magnesium 36mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.9mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.791mg 4%
Folate 4µg 20µg 4%
Vitamin A 44µg 7µg 4%
Calories 411kcal 324kcal 4%
Iron 1.77mg 2.07mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.046mg 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 52mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 4.2g 3%
Cholesterol 14mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.01µg 3%
Sodium 45mg 101mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.05mg 2%
Fats 10.41g 9.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.099mg 1%
Protein 2.39g 2.9g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Selenium 2.5µg 2µg 1%
Potassium 134mg 153mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Choline 10mg 8.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +14.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more WaterWater +157.9%
Contains more OtherOther +15.8%

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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +790.9%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.