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Meatball vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between meatball and fudge

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline than fudge.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Meatball contains 20 times more folate than fudge. Meatball contains 78µg of folate, while fudge contains 4µg.
  • Fudge contains less sodium.
  • Fudge has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fudge is 49, while the glycemic index of meatball is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Meatballs, meatless and Candies, fudge, chocolate, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.3%
Contains more IronIron +22%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +384.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.5%

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.
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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +861.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1320.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
Contains more CholineCholine +784%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Fudge DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.026mg 76%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.09µg 59%
Copper 0.706mg 0.329mg 42%
Phosphorus 344mg 71mg 39%
Protein 21g 2.39g 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.373g 29%
Saturated fat 1.425g 6.448g 23%
Carbs 8g 76.44g 23%
Sodium 550mg 45mg 22%
Folate 78µg 4µg 19%
Manganese 0.422mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.176mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.012mg 14%
Choline 88.4mg 10mg 14%
Fiber 4.6g 1.7g 12%
Calories 197kcal 411kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.085mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.18mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.14mg 7%
Zinc 1.8mg 1.11mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 44µg 5%
Iron 2.16mg 1.77mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 36mg 4%
Selenium 0.8µg 2.5µg 3%
Calcium 25mg 49mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 2.943g 2%
Fats 9g 10.41g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 134mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.165g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +778.7%
Contains more WaterWater +491.2%
Contains more OtherOther +321.1%
Contains more FatsFats +15.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +855.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1150.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34.5%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients
  2. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/nutrients

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

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