Fruitcake vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and green beans

Fruitcake has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Green beans cover your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake contains 382 times more monounsaturated fat than green beans. While fruitcake contains 4.2g of monounsaturated fat, green beans contain only 0.011g.
The amount of sodium in green beans is lower.
Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.

Fruitcake

Green beans

Contains more IronIron	+218.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+900%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.5%

~equal in Potassium ~146mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg

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.

Fruitcake

Green beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1840%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3093.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+65%
Contains more CholineCholine	+89.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1.5µg	47.9µg	39%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.145g	21%
Iron	2.07mg	0.65mg	18%
Carbs	61.6g	7.88g	18%
Calories	324kcal	35kcal	14%
Fats	9.1g	0.28g	14%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	9.7mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.011g	10%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.064g	4%
Sodium	101mg	1mg	4%
Folate	20µg	33µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.46mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.074mg	3%
Selenium	2µg	0.2µg	3%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.285mg	3%
Phosphorus	52mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin A	7µg	32µg	3%
Protein	2.9g	1.89g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.074mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Fiber	3.7g	3.2g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.614mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.056mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.057mg	1%
Calcium	33mg	44mg	1%
Choline	8.9mg	16.9mg	1%
Net carbs	57.9g	4.68g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	153mg	146mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	3.63g	N/A
Zinc	0.27mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.097mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.02mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.082mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.069mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.116mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.091mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.069mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.093mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.035mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A