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Pastry vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pastry and fudge?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and iron, yet fudge is higher in copper.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
  • Pastry has 24 times more vitamin B3 than fudge. While pastry has 4.168mg of vitamin B3, fudge has only 0.176mg.
  • The amount of sodium in fudge is lower.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
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 IronIron +44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +868%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.9%

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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1430.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2268.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1050%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Fudge DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 2.943g 47%
Fats 38.1g 10.41g 43%
Selenium 24.2µg 2.5µg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.026mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.373g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.176mg 25%
Copper 0.114mg 0.329mg 24%
Folate 78µg 4µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.085mg 15%
Saturated fat 9.643g 6.448g 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 1.4µg 12%
Carbs 45.1g 76.44g 10%
Iron 2.56mg 1.77mg 10%
Protein 7.3g 2.39g 10%
Sodium 249mg 45mg 9%
Calories 551kcal 411kcal 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 44µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 1.11mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 36mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.422mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.18mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Potassium 61mg 134mg 2%
Phosphorus 60mg 71mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.012mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 10mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.7g 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 73.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 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 +205.4%
Contains more FatsFats +266%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +633.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1212.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.