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Crackers vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and fruitcake different?

  • Crackers have more vitamin K, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin E than fruitcake.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for crackers is 57% higher.
  • Crackers contain 8 times more vitamin B1 than fruitcake. While crackers contain 0.416mg of vitamin B1, fruitcake contains only 0.05mg.
  • Fruitcake has less sodium.

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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 +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +263.6%
Contains more IronIron +94.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +108%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +376.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.1%

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% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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 +236.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +732%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +360.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4520%
Contains more FolateFolate +360%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~8.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Fruitcake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 3.323g 65%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 1.5µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.05mg 31%
Phosphorus 248mg 52mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.099mg 27%
Fats 26.43g 9.1g 27%
Sodium 726mg 101mg 27%
Iron 4.03mg 2.07mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.791mg 22%
Saturated fat 5.562g 1.048g 21%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Folate 92µg 20µg 18%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 0.9mg 14%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.22mg 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 2µg 9%
Calcium 120mg 33mg 9%
Calories 510kcal 324kcal 9%
Protein 6.64g 2.9g 7%
Copper 0.104mg 0.05mg 6%
Fiber 2.3g 3.7g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 4.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.226mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.27mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Potassium 118mg 153mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Carbs 61.3g 61.6g 0%
Net carbs 59g 57.9g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 8.18g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Choline 9.6mg 8.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.071mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 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 +129%
Contains more FatsFats +190.4%
Contains more OtherOther +126.4%
Contains more WaterWater +705.7%
~equal in Carbs ~61.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 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 +56%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +295.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.2%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/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.