Fruitcake vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruitcake and crouton

Crouton has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, iron, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and phosphorus than fruitcake.
Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 65% more.
Fruitcake contains less sodium.
Crouton has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of crouton is 72, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Croutons, plain.

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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

Crouton

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.3%
Contains more IronIron	+97.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+226%
Contains more ZincZinc	+229.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+121.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+127.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1775%

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

Crouton

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1146%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+587.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+560%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	37.5µg	65%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.623mg	48%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	5.439mg	29%
Folate	20µg	132µg	28%
Sodium	101mg	698mg	26%
Iron	2.07mg	4.08mg	25%
Protein	2.9g	11.9g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	1.273g	14%
Copper	0.05mg	0.163mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.272mg	13%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.5mg	12%
Phosphorus	52mg	115mg	9%
Fiber	3.7g	5.1g	6%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.89mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Calories	324kcal	407kcal	4%
Fats	9.1g	6.6g	4%
Carbs	61.6g	73.5g	4%
Magnesium	16mg	31mg	4%
Calcium	33mg	76mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.429mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	3.059g	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.026mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Saturated fat	1.048g	1.51g	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	124mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	342kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	68.4g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.832mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.278mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.586mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.514mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.255mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A