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Fudge vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fudge and pretzel?

  • Fudge is higher in copper, yet pretzel is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
  • Fudge has 16 times more saturated fat than pretzel. While fudge has 6.448g of saturated fat, pretzel has only 0.391g.
  • The glycemic index of fudge is lower.

We used Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted 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.
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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 21% 8.1% 20% 172% 52% 28% 55% 162% 132% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.4%
Contains more IronIron +158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +76%
~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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%
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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 7% 0% 9.4% 0% 106% 77% 99% 19% 17% 0% 7% 125% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +161.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1530.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +290.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2894.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +4050%
Contains more CholineCholine +195%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Pretzel DV% diff.
Sodium 45mg 1240mg 52%
Folate 4µg 166µg 41%
Iron 1.77mg 4.58mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.424mg 33%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 5.27mg 32%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.391g 28%
Manganese 0.422mg 1.015mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.332mg 19%
Copper 0.329mg 0.156mg 19%
Protein 2.39g 10.04g 15%
Fats 10.41g 2.93g 12%
Phosphorus 71mg 128mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 3.4g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.727g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 1.291g 6%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.322mg 4%
Choline 10mg 29.5mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 4.4µg 3%
Potassium 134mg 223mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.47mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.1mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 29mg 2%
Calories 411kcal 384kcal 1%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.04mg 1%
Carbs 76.44g 80.39g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 2.8µg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 76.99g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 2.21g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.223g 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
10% 3% 80% 3% 4%
Protein: 10.04 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 80.39 g
Water: 3.13 g
Other: 3.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +255.3%
Contains more WaterWater +213.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +320.1%
Contains more OtherOther +269.5%
~equal in Carbs ~80.39g

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
16% 30% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.391 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.727 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +304.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +246.1%

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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. Pretzel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167555/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.