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Fudge vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fudge and maple sugar

  • Fudge is richer in copper, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B2, while maple sugar is higher in manganese and zinc.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 174% more than fudge.
  • Maple sugar is lower in saturated fat.
  • Maple sugar has a higher glycemic index (63) than fudge (49).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +89.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +232.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2266.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +445.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +947.9%
~equal in Iron ~1.61mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +553.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +376.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.422mg 4.422mg 174%
Zinc 1.11mg 6.06mg 45%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.036g 29%
Copper 0.329mg 0.099mg 26%
Fats 10.41g 0.2g 16%
Phosphorus 71mg 3mg 10%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.064g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.013mg 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 76.44g 90.9g 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Protein 2.39g 0.1g 5%
Potassium 134mg 274mg 4%
Calcium 49mg 90mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 19mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.8µg 3%
Calories 411kcal 354kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.048mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Iron 1.77mg 1.61mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.003mg 1%
Sodium 45mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Choline 10mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 84.87g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2290%
Contains more FatsFats +5105%
Contains more WaterWater +22.6%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.9%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4498.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +273%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients

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

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