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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked and fruitcake different?

  • Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese; however, fruitcake is richer in fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked is 54% higher.
  • Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked contains 9 times more selenium than fruitcake. While biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked contains 18.8µg of selenium, fruitcake contains only 2µg.
  • Fruitcake has less sodium.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 20% 124% 28% 13% 184% 123% 51% 103%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.4%
Contains more IronIron +59.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +66%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +726.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +840%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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% 26% 0% 107% 67% 63% 18% 11% 18% 10% 53% 11%
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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +754%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +323.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +173.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +124.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked Fruitcake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 430mg 52mg 54%
Sodium 942mg 101mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.427mg 0.05mg 31%
Selenium 18.8µg 2µg 31%
Vitamin B3 3.352mg 0.791mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.292mg 0.099mg 15%
Iron 3.3mg 2.07mg 15%
Folate 70µg 20µg 13%
Fiber 1.3g 3.7g 10%
Protein 6.2g 2.9g 7%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.22mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.178g 3.323g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.01µg 5%
Copper 0.083mg 0.05mg 4%
Fats 11.03g 9.1g 3%
Vitamin E 1.32mg 0.9mg 3%
Carbs 53.87g 61.6g 3%
Saturated fat 1.676g 1.048g 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 1.5µg 2%
Potassium 224mg 153mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Choline 20mg 8.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.27mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.647g 4.2g 1%
Calories 338kcal 324kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.226mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Cholesterol 1mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 52.57g 57.9g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 3.48g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.046mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.226mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.436mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.167mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.139mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 11% 54% 27% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 11.03 g
Carbs: 53.87 g
Water: 26.7 g
Other: 2.2 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.8%
Contains more FatsFats +21.2%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.3%
~equal in Water ~25.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.676 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.178 g
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.2g

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. Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172667/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.