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Fudge vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fudge and potatoes

  • Fudge has more copper, iron, manganese, and zinc; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Fudge's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 32% more.
  • Fudge contains 4 times more calcium than potatoes. Fudge contains 49mg of calcium, while potatoes contain 12mg.
  • Potatoes contain less saturated fat.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of fudge is 49.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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%
Potato
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.3%
Contains more IronIron +118.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +199.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +270%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +217.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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
4
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%
Potato
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +502.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2383.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +21%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Potato DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.025g 29%
Copper 0.329mg 0.11mg 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.298mg 22%
Carbs 76.44g 17.49g 20%
Calories 411kcal 77kcal 17%
Fats 10.41g 0.09g 16%
Iron 1.77mg 0.81mg 12%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.2mg 10%
Potassium 134mg 425mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.002g 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.3mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 1.061mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.032mg 4%
Calcium 49mg 12mg 4%
Folate 4µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.295mg 3%
Magnesium 36mg 23mg 3%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 71mg 57mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.042g 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.1g 2%
Sodium 45mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2µg 1%
Protein 2.39g 2.05g 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.82g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A
Choline 10mg 12.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

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
Potato
2
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.6%
Contains more FatsFats +11466.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +337%
Contains more WaterWater +707.8%
Contains more OtherOther +17.9%

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
Potato
1
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +147050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +788.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

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

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