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Fruitcake vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and jelly bean different?

  • Fruitcake is higher than jelly bean in iron, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
  • Fruitcake covers your daily need for iron, 24% more than jelly bean.
  • Jelly bean is lower in saturated fat.
  • Jelly bean has a higher glycemic index (80) than fruitcake (53).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Candies, jellybeans types were 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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.5%
Contains more IronIron +1492.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +528.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.5%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9787.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Jelly bean DV% diff.
Iron 2.07mg 0.13mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0g 22%
Fats 9.1g 0.05g 14%
Fiber 3.7g 0.2g 14%
Carbs 61.6g 93.55g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0g 11%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.035mg 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.011mg 7%
Protein 2.9g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.008mg 5%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.004mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.009mg 4%
Calories 324kcal 375kcal 3%
Magnesium 16mg 2mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Potassium 153mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.004mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.05mg 0.028mg 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.05mg 2%
Sodium 101mg 50mg 2%
Selenium 2µg 1.1µg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 70g N/A
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 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +18100%
Contains more WaterWater +301.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.9%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.