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Fruitcake vs. Beef noodle soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and beef noodle soup different?

  • Fruitcake has more iron, fiber, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat than beef noodle soup.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for fruitcake is 20% higher.
  • Fruitcake contains 17 times more polyunsaturated fat than beef noodle soup. While fruitcake contains 3.323g of polyunsaturated fat, beef noodle soup contains only 0.195g.
  • Fruitcake has less sodium.
  • Beef noodle soup has a lower glycemic index (42) than fruitcake (53).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Soup, beef noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 3.5% 17% 20% 17% 8.1% 42% 14% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +282.5%
Contains more IronIron +370.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
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 0.67% 1.7% 10% 0% 7% 5.5% 8% 4.8% 3.5% 10% 2% 6% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +87.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Beef noodle soup DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.195g 21%
Iron 2.07mg 0.44mg 20%
Carbs 61.6g 3.58g 19%
Calories 324kcal 34kcal 15%
Fiber 3.7g 0.3g 14%
Fats 9.1g 1.23g 12%
Sodium 101mg 325mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.495g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.024mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 19mg 5%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.109mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.5mg 3%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.62mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.08µg 3%
Potassium 153mg 40mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 3mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.455g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.425mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.028mg 2%
Protein 2.9g 1.93g 2%
Selenium 2µg 3µg 2%
Copper 0.05mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.8µg 1%
Cholesterol 5mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 57.9g 3.28g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 1.03g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 5µg 0%
Choline 8.9mg 7mg 0%
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 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 3.58 g
Water: 92.16 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.3%
Contains more FatsFats +639.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1620.7%
Contains more WaterWater +264.3%
~equal in Other ~1.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
40% 43% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.195 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +748.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1604.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.6%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients
  2. Beef noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172906/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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