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Fudge vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fudge and taro different?

  • Fudge is richer in copper, iron, and zinc, while taro is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Fudge covers your daily need for saturated fat, 32% more than taro.
  • Fudge contains 5 times more zinc than taro. Fudge contains 1.11mg of zinc, while taro contains 0.23mg.
  • Taro is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Taro, raw types were used 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%
Taro
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more IronIron +221.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +341%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.383mg

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%
Taro
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +265.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2258.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +73%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Taro DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.041g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.283mg 21%
Carbs 76.44g 26.46g 17%
Copper 0.329mg 0.172mg 17%
Fats 10.41g 0.2g 16%
Calories 411kcal 112kcal 15%
Iron 1.77mg 0.55mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 2.38mg 15%
Potassium 134mg 591mg 13%
Fiber 1.7g 4.1g 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.23mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.016g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.095mg 6%
Folate 4µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.025mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.303mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.6mg 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 84mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.083g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Protein 2.39g 1.5g 2%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.383mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 33mg 1%
Calcium 49mg 43mg 1%
Sodium 45mg 11mg 1%
Choline 10mg 17.3mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 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
Taro
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5105%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.9%
Contains more WaterWater +620.1%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%

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
Taro
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18293.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +349.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.