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Fudge vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fudge and flour

  • Fudge is higher in copper; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 63% higher.
  • Fudge has 42 times more saturated fat than flour. While fudge has 6.448g of saturated fat, flour has only 0.155g.
  • Fudge has a lower glycemic index (49) than flour (72).

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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
5
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%
Flour
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.6%
Contains more IronIron +162.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1256%

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%
Flour
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2919.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +481.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4475%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.785mg 63%
Selenium 2.5µg 33.9µg 57%
Folate 4µg 183µg 45%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 5.904mg 36%
Iron 1.77mg 4.64mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.494mg 31%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.155g 29%
Copper 0.329mg 0.144mg 21%
Protein 2.39g 10.33g 16%
Fats 10.41g 0.98g 15%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.682mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.087g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.438mg 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Phosphorus 71mg 108mg 5%
Vitamin A 44µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.7mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.7g 4%
Calcium 49mg 15mg 3%
Magnesium 36mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.044mg 2%
Calories 411kcal 364kcal 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 2mg 2%
Potassium 134mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.3µg 1%
Carbs 76.44g 76.31g 0%
Net carbs 74.74g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 0.27g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Choline 10mg 10.4mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.413g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +962.2%
Contains more OtherOther +106.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +332.2%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
1
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3282.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.7%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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