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French toast vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and fruitcake different?

  • French toast has more selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium than fruitcake.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 37% higher.
  • French toast contains 31 times more vitamin B12 than fruitcake. While french toast contains 0.31µg of vitamin B12, fruitcake contains only 0.01µg.
  • Fruitcake has less cholesterol.
  • Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index (53) than french toast (67).

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
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 +203%
Contains more CopperCopper +16%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +905%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.2%
Contains more IronIron +24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
~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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 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 +1671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +308%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +224.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3000%
Contains more FolateFolate +115%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French toast Fruitcake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 116mg 5mg 37%
Selenium 20.1µg 2µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.099mg 17%
Sodium 479mg 101mg 16%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.204mg 0.05mg 13%
Vitamin A 124µg 7µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0.01µg 13%
Carbs 25g 61.6g 12%
Protein 7.7g 2.9g 10%
Phosphorus 117mg 52mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.723g 1.048g 8%
Calcium 100mg 33mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 43µg 20µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 0.226mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.628mg 0.791mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.594g 3.323g 5%
Calories 229kcal 324kcal 5%
Iron 1.67mg 2.07mg 5%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.27mg 4%
Fats 10.8g 9.1g 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.046mg 2%
Manganese 0.188mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.524g 4.2g 1%
Potassium 134mg 153mg 1%
Copper 0.058mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 25g 57.9g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 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 +165.5%
Contains more FatsFats +18.7%
Contains more WaterWater +116.2%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.2g

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.