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Sorghum syrup vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sorghum syrup and fudge

  • Sorghum syrup has more vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, and calcium; however, fudge is higher in copper and fiber.
  • Sorghum syrup covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 51% more than fudge.
  • Fudge contains 7 times less potassium than sorghum syrup. Sorghum syrup contains 1000mg of potassium, while fudge contains 134mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, sorghum 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 71% 45% 88% 143% 43% 11% 24% 1% 200% 9.3%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +646.3%
Contains more IronIron +114.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +262.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.1%

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% 0% 0% 25% 36% 1.9% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +474.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5483.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum syrup Fudge DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.012mg 51%
Manganese 1.53mg 0.422mg 48%
Saturated fat 0g 6.448g 29%
Potassium 1000mg 134mg 25%
Iron 3.8mg 1.77mg 25%
Copper 0.13mg 0.329mg 22%
Fats 0g 10.41g 16%
Magnesium 100mg 36mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.14mg 13%
Calcium 150mg 49mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.943g 7%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Calories 290kcal 411kcal 6%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.11mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.026mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.085mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 44µg 5%
Protein 0g 2.39g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.373g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 45mg 2%
Phosphorus 56mg 71mg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 2.5µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Choline 13.3mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 74.9g 76.44g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 74.9g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 74.9g 73.12g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.176mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 23% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 22.7 g
Other: 2.4 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 WaterWater +131.4%
Contains more OtherOther +152.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~76.44g

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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. Sorghum syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169662/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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