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Fudge vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fudge and merlot

  • Fudge has more copper, iron, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium than merlot.
  • Fudge's daily need coverage for copper is 35% more.
  • Merlot contains less sugar.
  • Fudge has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fudge is 49, while the glycemic index of merlot is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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
8
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%
Merlot
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +512.5%
Contains more IronIron +284.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2890.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +692.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +219.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
~equal in Potassium ~127mg

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
9
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%
Merlot
2
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% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Merlot DV% diff.
Copper 0.329mg 0.011mg 35%
Saturated fat 6.448g 29%
Carbs 76.44g 2.51g 25%
Calories 411kcal 83kcal 16%
Iron 1.77mg 0.46mg 16%
Fats 10.41g 0g 16%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.132mg 13%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.14mg 9%
Phosphorus 71mg 23mg 7%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 7%
Magnesium 36mg 12mg 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 5%
Protein 2.39g 0.07g 5%
Calcium 49mg 8mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.2µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.031mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.057mg 3%
Choline 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.005mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 2.51g N/A
Potassium 134mg 127mg 0%
Sugar 73.12g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.224mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
3
2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Merlot
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3314.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2945.4%
Contains more WaterWater +782.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1040%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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