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Fudge vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fudge and pastry?

  • Fudge is higher in copper, yet pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and iron.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
  • Fudge has 3 times more copper than pastry. While fudge has 0.329mg of copper, pastry has only 0.114mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fudge is lower.

We used Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types 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%
Pastry
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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% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.9%
Contains more IronIron +44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +868%

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%
Pastry
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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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1430.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2268.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1050%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Pastry DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 21.597g 47%
Fats 10.41g 38.1g 43%
Selenium 2.5µg 24.2µg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.398mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 4.894g 30%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 4.168mg 25%
Copper 0.329mg 0.114mg 24%
Folate 4µg 78µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.283mg 15%
Saturated fat 6.448g 9.643g 15%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 16.1µg 12%
Carbs 76.44g 45.1g 10%
Iron 1.77mg 2.56mg 10%
Protein 2.39g 7.3g 10%
Sodium 45mg 249mg 9%
Calories 411kcal 551kcal 7%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.53mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 49mg 10mg 4%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.488mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.54mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 134mg 61mg 2%
Phosphorus 71mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.021mg 1%
Choline 10mg 6.4mg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 1.5g 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.74g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 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
Pastry
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.4%
Contains more FatsFats +266%
~equal in Other ~1g

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
Pastry
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +633.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1212.1%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.