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Fruitcake vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and beer

  • The amount of iron, fiber, manganese, vitamin E, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper in fruitcake is higher than in beer.
  • Fruitcake covers your daily need for iron, 26% more than beer.
  • The amount of saturated fat in beer is lower.
  • Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruitcake is 53, while the glycemic index of beer is 104.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +466.7%
Contains more IronIron +10250%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +2600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%

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%
Beer
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +451.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Beer DV% diff.
Iron 2.07mg 0.02mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0g 22%
Carbs 61.6g 3.55g 19%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Calories 324kcal 43kcal 14%
Fats 9.1g 0g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0g 11%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.008mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.025mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0g 5%
Protein 2.9g 0.46g 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.005mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 14mg 5%
Folate 20µg 6µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.041mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Sodium 101mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 153mg 27mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 0.6µg 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.513mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 0g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.02µg 0%
Choline 8.9mg 10.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0mg 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
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +530.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1635.2%
Contains more WaterWater +263.5%
Contains more OtherOther +266.4%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

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

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