Fruitcake vs. Egg bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and egg bread?

Egg bread is richer than fruitcake in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, choline, copper, and manganese.
Egg bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 51% more.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Bread, egg 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

Egg bread

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+181.8%
Contains more IronIron	+46.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+224%
Contains more ZincZinc	+192.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+127.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1405%

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

Egg bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+776%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+340.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+425%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	30.1µg	51%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.438mg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.436mg	26%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.848mg	25%
Folate	20µg	105µg	21%
Cholesterol	5mg	51mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	1.106g	15%
Choline	8.9mg	84.3mg	14%
Protein	2.9g	9.5g	13%
Iron	2.07mg	3.04mg	12%
Copper	0.05mg	0.162mg	12%
Sodium	101mg	380mg	12%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.5mg	12%
Phosphorus	52mg	106mg	8%
Calcium	33mg	93mg	6%
Fiber	3.7g	2.3g	6%
Vitamin A	7µg	63µg	6%
Fats	9.1g	6g	5%
Carbs	61.6g	47.8g	5%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.79mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	2.302g	5%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.26mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.1µg	4%
Calories	324kcal	287kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.048g	1.593g	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	19mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	115mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.282mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.064mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	302kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	45.5g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g	1.78g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.112mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.394mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.692mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.311mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.189mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.475mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.443mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.21mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.012g	N/A