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What’s the difference between Christmas cake and Christmas pudding? One has more sugar and fat

By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology

One is marginally higher in energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar and sodium. But which one is it? Christmas pudding or Christmas cake?

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