Fruitcake vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and doughnuts different?

Fruitcake is richer in fiber, while doughnuts are higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin E.
Doughnuts cover your daily need for saturated fat, 50% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake contains 2 times more fiber than doughnuts. Fruitcake contains 3.7g of fiber, while doughnuts contain 1.7g.
Fruitcake is lower in sodium.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index (75) than fruitcake (53).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) types were 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

Doughnuts

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.2%
Contains more IronIron	+22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+405%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+75%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+204%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+267.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+553.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+360%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.048g	11.105g	46%
Phosphorus	52mg	260mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.39mg	28%
Fats	9.1g	24.93g	24%
Folate	20µg	92µg	18%
Sodium	101mg	477mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.301mg	16%
Selenium	2µg	10.1µg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	2.91mg	13%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	8.544g	11%
Fiber	3.7g	1.7g	8%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	1.99mg	7%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	9.8µg	7%
Calories	324kcal	434kcal	6%
Iron	2.07mg	2.53mg	6%
Protein	2.9g	5.31g	5%
Carbs	61.6g	47.06g	5%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.333mg	5%
Choline	8.9mg	37.3mg	5%
Copper	0.05mg	0.09mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	3.915g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.377mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	10mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.5mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.06µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	33mg	40mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	134mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	45.36g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	18.15g	N/A
Vitamin A	7µg	4µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.05mg	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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.239g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.573g	N/A