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Fudge vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fudge and butterscotch

  • Fudge is richer than butterscotch in copper, iron, manganese, fats, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Fudge covers your daily copper needs 36% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch is lower in saturated fat.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index (60) than fudge (49).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Candies, butterscotch.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4366.7%
Contains more IronIron +17600%
Contains more CopperCopper +32800%
Contains more ZincZinc +1133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 15% 3.6% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 9.3% 1.8% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +431.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Butterscotch DV% diff.
Copper 0.329mg 0.001mg 36%
Iron 1.77mg 0.01mg 22%
Saturated fat 6.448g 2.065g 20%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.001mg 18%
Sodium 45mg 391mg 15%
Fats 10.41g 3.3g 11%
Phosphorus 71mg 1mg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 0mg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.09mg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Protein 2.39g 0.03g 5%
Carbs 76.44g 90.4g 5%
Calcium 49mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.016mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.845g 5%
Potassium 134mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.004mg 3%
Cholesterol 14mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin A 44µg 28µg 2%
Choline 10mg 0.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.122g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Calories 411kcal 391kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.3µg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 24g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 0.47 N/A
Net carbs 74.74g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 80.46g N/A
Trans fat 0.165g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +215.5%
Contains more WaterWater +86.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +248.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +205.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.