Fudge vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fudge and ice cream

Fudge has more copper, iron, manganese, and magnesium; however, ice cream is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, and vitamin A.
Fudge covers your daily copper needs 34% more than ice cream.
Ice cream contains 53 times less manganese than fudge. Fudge contains 0.422mg of manganese, while ice cream contains 0.008mg.
Fudge has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+157.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1866.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1330.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.9%

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.

Fudge

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+366.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+168.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+315%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%
Contains more CholineCholine	+160%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.329mg	0.023mg	34%
Iron	1.77mg	0.09mg	21%
Manganese	0.422mg	0.008mg	18%
Carbs	76.44g	23.6g	18%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.39µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.24mg	12%
Calories	411kcal	207kcal	10%
Cholesterol	14mg	44mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.581mg	9%
Vitamin A	44µg	118µg	8%
Calcium	49mg	128mg	8%
Magnesium	36mg	14mg	5%
Phosphorus	71mg	105mg	5%
Fiber	1.7g	0.7g	4%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.69mg	4%
Choline	10mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.012mg	0.048mg	3%
Protein	2.39g	3.5g	2%
Sodium	45mg	80mg	2%
Potassium	134mg	199mg	2%
Saturated fat	6.448g	6.79g	2%
Caffeine	8mg	0mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.373g	0.452g	1%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	0.3µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.041mg	1%
Fats	10.41g	11g	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.3mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Selenium	2.5µg	1.8µg	1%
Net carbs	74.74g	22.9g	N/A
Sugar	73.12g	21.22g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.176mg	0.116mg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.165g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.943g	2.969g	0%
Tryptophan		0.045mg	0%
Threonine		0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.195mg	0%
Leucine		0.316mg	0%
Lysine		0.258mg	0%
Methionine		0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.157mg	0%
Valine		0.217mg	0%
Histidine		0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A