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Fudge vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fudge and malt different?

  • Fudge is richer in copper, iron, manganese, zinc, and magnesium, while malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Fudge covers your daily need for copper, 32% more than malt.
  • Fudge contains 8 times more iron than malt. Fudge contains 1.77mg of iron, while malt contains 0.21mg.
  • Malt is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk types were 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%
Malt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more IronIron +742.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +789.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +427.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116%

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%
Malt
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Malt DV% diff.
Copper 0.329mg 0.037mg 32%
Carbs 76.44g 11.2g 22%
Saturated fat 6.448g 1.883g 21%
Iron 1.77mg 0.21mg 20%
Calories 411kcal 85kcal 16%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.08mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.42µg 14%
Fats 10.41g 3.29g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.184mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.41mg 6%
Selenium 2.5µg 5.4µg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 0.5g 5%
Magnesium 36mg 15mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.827g 5%
Calcium 49mg 98mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.354mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.046mg 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 91mg 3%
Protein 2.39g 3.37g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.054mg 2%
Vitamin A 44µg 26µg 2%
Choline 10mg 2%
Folate 4µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.3µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.208g 1%
Potassium 134mg 172mg 1%
Caffeine 8mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.259mg 1%
Sodium 45mg 60mg 1%
Cholesterol 14mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 74.74g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 6.68g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

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
Malt
2
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +216.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +582.5%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41%
Contains more WaterWater +729.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Malt
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +255.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.