Fruitcake vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and dough different?

Dough has more vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, copper, and phosphorus than fruitcake.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 55% higher.
Fruitcake has less sodium.
Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index (53) than dough (70).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) are the varieties used 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

Dough

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.6%
Contains more IronIron	+88.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1330%

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

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+331.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+509%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+515%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.71mg	55%
Selenium	2µg	28.6µg	48%
Folate	20µg	123µg	26%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.427mg	25%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.817mg	25%
Iron	2.07mg	3.91mg	23%
Sodium	101mg	602mg	22%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Protein	2.9g	10.75g	16%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.577mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.855g	16%
Copper	0.05mg	0.152mg	11%
Fats	9.1g	2.42g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.362g	10%
Phosphorus	52mg	105mg	8%
Zinc	0.27mg	1.04mg	7%
Fiber	3.7g	2.2g	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.21mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.455mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.107mg	5%
Magnesium	16mg	32mg	4%
Calories	324kcal	272kcal	3%
Carbs	61.6g	51.88g	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	52mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.529g	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	117mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.7µg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	253kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.3	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	49.68g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g	4.62g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.005g	N/A
Choline	8.9mg	8mg	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
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.788g	N/A