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Fruitcake vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and fish sauce different?

  • Fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, and phosphorus; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for fish sauce is 337% higher.
  • Fruitcake has less sodium.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index (0) than fruitcake (53).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
Contains more IronIron +165.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +642.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +993.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +355%
~equal in Copper ~0.05mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.233mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 1.3% 0% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +75%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +760.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4700%
Contains more FolateFolate +155%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 101mg 7851mg 337%
Magnesium 16mg 175mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.396mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.003g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.48µg 20%
Carbs 61.6g 3.64g 19%
Iron 2.07mg 0.78mg 16%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Calories 324kcal 35kcal 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.01g 14%
Selenium 2µg 9.1µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.002g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 2.313mg 10%
Folate 20µg 51µg 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.003g 5%
Potassium 153mg 288mg 4%
Protein 2.9g 5.06g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.012mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.118mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.233mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 43mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 8.9mg 13.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 57.9g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 3.64g N/A
Copper 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 4µg 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 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +90900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1592.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.5%
Contains more WaterWater +180.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1738.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +209900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110666.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients
  2. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.