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Chocolate brownie vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate brownie and fruitcake

  • Fruitcake contains less copper, selenium, vitamin A, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B1 than chocolate brownie.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 38% higher.
  • Fruitcake has 38 times less vitamin A than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie has 827IU of vitamin A, while fruitcake has 22IU.
  • Fruitcake is lower in cholesterol.
  • Fruitcake has a higher glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +231.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more CopperCopper +676%
Contains more ZincZinc +259.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +475%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.6%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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 AVitamin A +2414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1500%
Contains more FolateFolate +45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Fruitcake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 3.323g 41%
Copper 0.388mg 0.05mg 38%
Fats 29.1g 9.1g 31%
Saturated fat 7.319g 1.048g 29%
Cholesterol 73mg 5mg 23%
Vitamin A 176µg 7µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 4.2g 17%
Selenium 11.5µg 2µg 17%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.22mg 16%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Sodium 343mg 101mg 11%
Phosphorus 132mg 52mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 16mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.05mg 8%
Calories 466kcal 324kcal 7%
Protein 6.2g 2.9g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.099mg 7%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.27mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.01µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.046mg 4%
Carbs 50.2g 61.6g 4%
Iron 1.84mg 2.07mg 3%
Calcium 57mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.226mg 2%
Folate 29µg 20µg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 0.791mg 1%
Potassium 176mg 153mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 +219.8%
Contains more OtherOther +72.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more WaterWater +100.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +158.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.

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