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Fudge vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fudge and lettuce

  • Fudge has more copper, iron, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus, while lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 145% more than fudge.
  • Fudge contains 322 times more saturated fat than lettuce. While fudge contains 6.448g of saturated fat, lettuce contains only 0.02g.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lettuce is 32, while the glycemic index of fudge is 49.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Lettuce, green leaf, raw.

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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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +176.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.1%
Contains more IronIron +105.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1034.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.8%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +740.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8921.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more CholineCholine +36%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.134mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.4µg 126.3µg 104%
Vitamin A 44µg 370µg 36%
Copper 0.329mg 0.029mg 33%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.02g 29%
Carbs 76.44g 2.87g 25%
Calories 411kcal 15kcal 20%
Fats 10.41g 0.15g 16%
Iron 1.77mg 0.86mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.2mg 10%
Folate 4µg 38µg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.18mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.006g 7%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.25mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 29mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.09mg 6%
Magnesium 36mg 13mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.6µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.082g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Protein 2.39g 1.36g 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.3g 2%
Potassium 134mg 194mg 2%
Choline 10mg 13.6mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.375mg 1%
Sodium 45mg 28mg 1%
Calcium 49mg 36mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.134mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6840%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2563.4%
Contains more OtherOther +48.4%
Contains more WaterWater +868.2%

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
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +354.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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