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Fruitcake vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fruitcake and nori?

  • Fruitcake is richer in fiber, yet nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and potassium.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 104% higher.
  • Fruitcake has 12 times more fiber than nori. Fruitcake has 3.7g of fiber, while nori has 0.3g.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Seaweed, laver, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more IronIron +15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +428%
Contains more ZincZinc +288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +349.1%

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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3614.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +630%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 39mg 43%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.988mg 33%
Folate 20µg 146µg 32%
Vitamin A 7µg 260µg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.446mg 27%
Copper 0.05mg 0.264mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.11g 21%
Carbs 61.6g 5.11g 19%
Fiber 3.7g 0.3g 14%
Calories 324kcal 35kcal 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.28g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.025g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.159mg 9%
Zinc 0.27mg 1.05mg 7%
Potassium 153mg 356mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.521mg 6%
Protein 2.9g 5.81g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 1.47mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 70mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.061g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.098mg 4%
Iron 2.07mg 1.8mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 4µg 2%
Selenium 2µg 0.7µg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 101mg 48mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 58mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Choline 8.9mg 10.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A
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
Nori
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +3150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1105.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +100.3%
Contains more WaterWater +236.1%
Contains more OtherOther +242.7%

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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2920.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.