Cheese vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese and fruitcake different?

Cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin A; however, fruitcake is richer in iron.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cheese is 89% higher.
Cheese contains 110 times more vitamin B12 than fruitcake. While cheese contains 1.1µg of vitamin B12, fruitcake contains only 0.01µg.
Fruitcake has less cholesterol.
Cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than fruitcake (53).

Cheese, cheddar 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.

Cheese

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2051.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1248.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1325%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1378.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+714.8%

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.

Cheese

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+332.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+60%
Contains more FolateFolate	+35%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1240.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	18.867g	1.048g	81%
Calcium	710mg	33mg	68%
Phosphorus	455mg	52mg	58%
Selenium	28.5µg	2µg	48%
Vitamin B12	1.1µg	0.01µg	45%
Protein	22.87g	2.9g	40%
Fats	33.31g	9.1g	37%
Vitamin A	330µg	7µg	36%
Cholesterol	99mg	5mg	31%
Zinc	3.64mg	0.27mg	31%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg	0.099mg	25%
Iron	0.14mg	2.07mg	24%
Sodium	653mg	101mg	24%
Carbs	3.09g	61.6g	20%
Fiber	0g	3.7g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g	4.2g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g	3.323g	13%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.22mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.059mg	0.791mg	5%
Calories	404kcal	324kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.226mg	4%
Vitamin D*	24 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	27mg	16mg	3%
Potassium	76mg	153mg	2%
Copper	0.03mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.046mg	2%
Folate	27µg	20µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.71mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.5µg	1%
Choline	16.5mg	8.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	0.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	1117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	3.09g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g	27.42g	N/A
Trans fat	0.917g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.547mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.206mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	1.939mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	1.025mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.547mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.074mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	1.404mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A