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Fruitcake vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and lime different?

  • Fruitcake is higher in iron, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lime is 32% higher.
  • Fruitcake contains 51 times more sodium than lime. While fruitcake contains 101mg of sodium, lime contains only 2mg.
  • Lime has a lower glycemic index (32) than fruitcake (53).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Limes, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains more IronIron +245%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
~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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +395%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5720%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.217mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 29.1mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.055g 22%
Iron 2.07mg 0.6mg 18%
Carbs 61.6g 10.54g 17%
Calories 324kcal 30kcal 15%
Fats 9.1g 0.2g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.019g 10%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.008mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.22mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.022g 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 18mg 5%
Fiber 3.7g 2.8g 4%
Protein 2.9g 0.7g 4%
Sodium 101mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.2mg 4%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.4µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.03mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.05mg 0.065mg 2%
Potassium 153mg 102mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.6µg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.11mg 1%
Choline 8.9mg 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 7.74g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.217mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.043mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +314.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +484.4%
Contains more OtherOther +266.7%
Contains more WaterWater +248.9%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22005.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5941.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.