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Fruitcake vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fruitcake and butterscotch

  • Fruitcake is richer than butterscotch in iron, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Fruitcake covers your daily iron needs 26% more than butterscotch.
  • Fruitcake is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5000%
Contains more IronIron +20600%
Contains more CopperCopper +4900%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +518.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5550%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1012.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Butterscotch DV% diff.
Iron 2.07mg 0.01mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.122g 21%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Sodium 101mg 391mg 13%
Carbs 61.6g 90.4g 10%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.001mg 10%
Fats 9.1g 3.3g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.845g 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.016mg 6%
Protein 2.9g 0.03g 6%
Copper 0.05mg 0.001mg 5%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.002mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.09mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 2.065g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 153mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.004mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 0mg 4%
Calories 324kcal 391kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.012mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.6µg 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 28µg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 9mg 1%
Choline 8.9mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +175.8%
Contains more WaterWater +381.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.8%
~equal in Other ~1.02g

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +397%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2623.8%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.