Fruitcake vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between fruitcake and ice cream
- Fruitcake has more iron, fiber, and manganese; however, ice cream is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
- Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 29% more than fruitcake.
- Ice cream contains 28 times less manganese than fruitcake. Fruitcake contains 0.22mg of manganese, while ice cream contains 0.008mg.
- Fruitcake has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Ice creams, vanilla.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +14.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2200% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +117.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2650% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +287.9% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +30.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +155.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +101.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -20.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +22% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +581.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +400% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1585.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +142.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +157.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +3800% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +192.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 1.048g | 6.79g | 26% |
| Iron | 2.07mg | 0.09mg | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.323g | 0.452g | 19% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.01µg | 0.39µg | 16% |
| Carbs | 61.6g | 23.6g | 13% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 44mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3.7g | 0.7g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 118µg | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.099mg | 0.24mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 128mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.22mg | 0.008mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 105mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 0.581mg | 7% |
| Calories | 324kcal | 207kcal | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.27mg | 0.69mg | 4% |
| Folate | 20µg | 5µg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 0.3mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.791mg | 0.116mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.05mg | 0.023mg | 3% |
| Choline | 8.9mg | 26mg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.2g | 2.969g | 3% |
| Fats | 9.1g | 11g | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.041mg | 1% |
| Protein | 2.9g | 3.5g | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 80mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 153mg | 199mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 8IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 57.9g | 22.9g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 14mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 27.42g | 21.22g | N/A |
| Selenium | 2µg | 1.8µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046mg | 0.048mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.042mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.102mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.121mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.206mg | 0.316mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.121mg | 0.258mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.059mg | 0.081mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.14mg | 0.157mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.144mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.071mg | 0.088mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +161% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +22.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +20.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +20.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +141.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +41.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +635.2% |
