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Fruitcake vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fruitcake and melba toast

  • Melba toast is richer than fruitcake in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, folate, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
  • Melba toast covers your daily selenium needs 60% more than fruitcake.
  • Fruitcake is lower in sodium.
  • Melba toast has a higher glycemic index (64) than fruitcake (53).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +181.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32%
Contains more IronIron +78.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +478%
Contains more ZincZinc +644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +276.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +413.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1640%

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% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +726%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +206.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113%
Contains more FolateFolate +520%
Contains more CholineCholine +122.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Melba toast DV% diff.
Selenium 2µg 34.8µg 60%
Manganese 0.22mg 1.13mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.413mg 30%
Copper 0.05mg 0.289mg 27%
Folate 20µg 124µg 26%
Sodium 101mg 598mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 4.113mg 21%
Phosphorus 52mg 196mg 21%
Iron 2.07mg 3.7mg 20%
Protein 2.9g 12.1g 18%
Zinc 0.27mg 2.01mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 1.282g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.273mg 13%
Fiber 3.7g 6.3g 10%
Magnesium 16mg 59mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.693mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.782g 9%
Fats 9.1g 3.2g 9%
Calcium 33mg 93mg 6%
Carbs 61.6g 76.6g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.098mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.445g 3%
Calories 324kcal 390kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.43mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 19.8mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Potassium 153mg 202mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.261mg 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
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +184.4%
Contains more WaterWater +396.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +317.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more OtherOther +172.7%

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
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +437.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.5%

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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. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.