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Fruitcake vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and halva?

  • Halva is richer than fruitcake in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 128% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Candies, halavah, plain 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.
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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1262.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2304%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1067.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +475%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +748%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +656.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.05mg 1.202mg 128%
Phosphorus 52mg 607mg 79%
Magnesium 16mg 218mg 48%
Zinc 0.27mg 4.32mg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 8.481g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.424mg 31%
Iron 2.07mg 4.53mg 31%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.873mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.348mg 23%
Fats 9.1g 21.52g 19%
Protein 2.9g 12.49g 19%
Selenium 2µg 11.5µg 17%
Saturated fat 1.048g 4.127g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 2.856mg 13%
Folate 20µg 65µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 8.194g 10%
Calories 324kcal 469kcal 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Sodium 101mg 195mg 4%
Fiber 3.7g 4.5g 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.088mg 1%
Potassium 153mg 187mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.174mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.04µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 57.9g 55.99g N/A
Carbs 61.6g 60.49g 0%
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
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

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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +589.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +330.7%
Contains more FatsFats +136.5%
Contains more OtherOther +66.4%
~equal in Carbs ~60.49g

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +155.2%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.