Coleslaw vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coleslaw and fruitcake?

Coleslaw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, yet fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Coleslaw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 58% more.
Coleslaw has 29 times more vitamin C than fruitcake. While coleslaw has 14.6mg of vitamin C, fruitcake has only 0.5mg.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of coleslaw is lower.

We used Fast foods, coleslaw and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.

Coleslaw

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more IronIron	+840.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+160%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+115.7%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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.

Coleslaw

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2820%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4626.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+395%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+284%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.226mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.01µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	70.9µg	1.5µg	58%
Iron	0.22mg	2.07mg	23%
Vitamin C	14.6mg	0.5mg	16%
Carbs	14.89g	61.6g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.348g	3.323g	14%
Calories	153kcal	324kcal	9%
Fiber	1.9g	3.7g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.099mg	6%
Phosphorus	20mg	52mg	5%
Folate		20µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.046mg	5%
Manganese	0.102mg	0.22mg	5%
Protein	0.95g	2.9g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.206mg	0.791mg	4%
Selenium		2µg	4%
Sodium	203mg	101mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.671g	4.2g	4%
Copper	0.015mg	0.05mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.599g	1.048g	3%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.9mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.05mg	2%
Choline		8.9mg	2%
Fructose	1.44g		2%
Vitamin A	28µg	7µg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	16mg	2%
Fats	9.91g	9.1g	1%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.27mg	1%
Potassium	129mg	153mg	1%
Net carbs	12.99g	57.9g	N/A
Cholesterol	4mg	5mg	0%
Calcium	30mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	12.19g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.246mg	0.226mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.01µg	0%
Trans fat	0.037g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.042mg	0%
Threonine		0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.121mg	0%
Leucine		0.206mg	0%
Lysine		0.121mg	0%
Methionine		0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.14mg	0%
Valine		0.144mg	0%
Histidine		0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.279g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.979g		N/A