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Fruitcake vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fruitcake and butter

  • Fruitcake has more iron, fiber, and manganese; however, butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 247% more than fruitcake.
  • Fruitcake has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of fruitcake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Butter, 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +537.5%
Contains more IronIron +10250%
Contains more CopperCopper +212.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1783.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9671.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +111.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.048g 50.489g 225%
Fats 9.1g 81.11g 111%
Vitamin A 7µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 5mg 215mg 70%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 23.43g 48%
Iron 2.07mg 0.02mg 26%
Carbs 61.6g 0.06g 21%
Calories 324kcal 717kcal 20%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.004mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 2.32mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.042mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.034mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.016mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Protein 2.9g 0.85g 4%
Potassium 153mg 24mg 4%
Folate 20µg 3µg 4%
Sodium 101mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.003mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 2mg 3%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.09mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 3.01g 2%
Selenium 2µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.11mg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 18.8mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +41%
Contains more OtherOther +2650%
Contains more FatsFats +791.3%

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
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +457.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~3.01g

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.