Fudge vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fudge and pretzel?

Fudge is higher in copper, yet pretzel is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
Fudge has 16 times more saturated fat than pretzel. While fudge has 6.448g of saturated fat, pretzel has only 0.391g.
The glycemic index of fudge is lower.

We used Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted 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.

Fudge

Pretzel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+110.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.4%
Contains more IronIron	+158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+140.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76%

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+161.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1530.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+290.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2894.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+516.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4050%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	45mg	1240mg	52%
Folate	4µg	166µg	41%
Iron	1.77mg	4.58mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.424mg	33%
Vitamin B3	0.176mg	5.27mg	32%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Saturated fat	6.448g	0.391g	28%
Manganese	0.422mg	1.015mg	26%
Copper	0.329mg	0.156mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.332mg	19%
Protein	2.39g	10.04g	15%
Fats	10.41g	2.93g	12%
Phosphorus	71mg	128mg	8%
Fiber	1.7g	3.4g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.943g	0.727g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.373g	1.291g	6%
Cholesterol	14mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin A	44µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.012mg	0.074mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.322mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0µg	4%
Choline	10mg	29.5mg	4%
Potassium	134mg	223mg	3%
Selenium	2.5µg	4.4µg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.1mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	29mg	2%
Calcium	49mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.47mg	2%
Caffeine	8mg	0mg	2%
Calories	411kcal	384kcal	1%
Carbs	76.44g	80.39g	1%
Zinc	1.11mg	1.04mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	2.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.58g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1720kcal	382kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	74.74g	76.99g	N/A
Sugar	73.12g	2.21g	N/A
Trans fat	0.165g	0.004g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.097mg	0%
Threonine		0.25mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.407mg	0%
Leucine		0.757mg	0%
Lysine		0.257mg	0%
Methionine		0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.52mg	0%
Valine		0.48mg	0%
Histidine		0.22mg	0%
Fructose		0.31g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.223g	N/A