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Fudge vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fudge and pecan pie

  • Fudge has more copper; however, pecan pie is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Pecan pie covers your daily cholesterol needs 24% more than fudge.
  • Pecan pie contains 2 times less saturated fat than fudge. Fudge contains 6.448g of saturated fat, while pecan pie contains 3.989g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe.

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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 19% 9.6% 12% 56% 70% 28% 40% 34% 93% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.1%
Contains more IronIron +19.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +380%
~equal in Potassium ~133mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

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 0.67% 27% 0% 0% 47% 42% 16% 29% 14% 21% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +623.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +88.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +550%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Pecan pie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 5.71g 36%
Cholesterol 14mg 87mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 11.181g 21%
Fats 10.41g 22.2g 18%
Selenium 2.5µg 12µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.188mg 14%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.712mg 13%
Copper 0.329mg 0.211mg 13%
Saturated fat 6.448g 3.989g 11%
Sodium 45mg 262mg 9%
Carbs 76.44g 52.2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.479mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.18mg 7%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Folate 4µg 26µg 6%
Protein 2.39g 4.9g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.847mg 4%
Vitamin A 44µg 82µg 4%
Iron 1.77mg 1.48mg 4%
Phosphorus 71mg 94mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.17µg 3%
Choline 10mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 32mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 26mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.02mg 1%
Calories 411kcal 412kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 74.74g 52.2g N/A
Potassium 134mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.069mg 0%
Threonine 0.189mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.223mg 0%
Leucine 0.372mg 0%
Lysine 0.248mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.25mg 0%
Valine 0.255mg 0%
Histidine 0.116mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.008g 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
5% 22% 52% 20%
Protein: 4.9 g
Fats: 22.2 g
Carbs: 52.2 g
Water: 19.5 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105%
Contains more FatsFats +113.3%
Contains more WaterWater +98.8%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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% 54% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.71 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +279.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1430.8%

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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. Pecan pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172786/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.