Fruitcake vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and cream cheese?

Fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, and manganese, yet cream cheese is higher in vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
Cream cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 96% more.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of cream cheese is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Cheese, cream types 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.

Fruitcake

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1781.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+177.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1900%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+330%

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

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+769.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+40%
Contains more CholineCholine	+205.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.86mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.048g	20.213g	87%
Fats	9.1g	34.44g	39%
Vitamin A	7µg	308µg	33%
Cholesterol	5mg	101mg	32%
Iron	2.07mg	0.11mg	25%
Carbs	61.6g	5.52g	19%
Fiber	3.7g	0g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	1.483g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	8.907g	12%
Selenium	2µg	8.6µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.23mg	10%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.011mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.22µg	9%
Sodium	101mg	314mg	9%
Phosphorus	52mg	107mg	8%
Protein	2.9g	6.15g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.517mg	6%
Calcium	33mg	97mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.091mg	4%
Copper	0.05mg	0.018mg	4%
Folate	20µg	9µg	3%
Choline	8.9mg	27.2mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.023mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.5mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	9mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	2.1µg	1%
Calories	324kcal	350kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.056mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	132mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	57.9g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.86mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A