Pretzel vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pretzel and fudge?

Pretzel is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet fudge is higher in copper.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
Pretzel has 42 times more folate than fudge. While pretzel has 166µg of folate, fudge has only 4µg.
The amount of sodium in fudge is lower.
The glycemic index of fudge is lower.

We used Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted 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.

Pretzel

Fudge

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

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

~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg

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.

Pretzel

Fudge

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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