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Fruitcake vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fruitcake and marshmallow?

  • Fruitcake is richer in iron, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin E, yet marshmallow is richer in copper.
  • Fruitcake's daily need coverage for iron is 23% higher.
  • Marshmallow contains less saturated fat.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Candies, marshmallows types in this comparison.

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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% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2960%
Contains more IronIron +800%
Contains more ZincZinc +575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +94%
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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +914.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4420%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +8800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Marshmallow DV% diff.
Iron 2.07mg 0.23mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.047g 22%
Fats 9.1g 0.2g 14%
Fiber 3.7g 0.1g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.08g 10%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.008mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.001mg 8%
Carbs 61.6g 81.3g 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0mg 6%
Folate 20µg 1µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.056g 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.001mg 4%
Potassium 153mg 5mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.003mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 0.1mg 2%
Protein 2.9g 1.8g 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.04mg 2%
Sodium 101mg 80mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 2µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Calories 324kcal 318kcal 0%
Net carbs 57.9g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 57.56g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4450%
Contains more WaterWater +54.3%
Contains more OtherOther +266.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6970.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.