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Fruitcake vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and fruit salad

  • Fruitcake has more iron, fiber, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while fruit salad has more vitamin A.
  • Fruitcake covers your daily need for iron, 23% more than fruit salad.
  • Fruitcake contains 262 times more saturated fat than fruit salad. While fruitcake contains 1.048g of saturated fat, fruit salad contains only 0.004g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.9%
Contains more IronIron +728%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
~equal in Copper ~0.05mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +607.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +560%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +328.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Fruit salad DV% diff.
Iron 2.07mg 0.25mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.011g 22%
Carbs 61.6g 13.05g 16%
Calories 324kcal 50kcal 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.03g 14%
Fiber 3.7g 1g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.005g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.014mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 14mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.004g 5%
Protein 2.9g 0.51g 5%
Folate 20µg 3µg 4%
Sodium 101mg 5mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.356mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.053mg 3%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.151mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.011mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 30µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3.3mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 11mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 8mg 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.14mg 1%
Potassium 153mg 116mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 12.05g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Copper 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 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 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +468.6%
Contains more FatsFats +30233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +372%
Contains more OtherOther +323.1%
Contains more WaterWater +240.5%

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30109.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.