Fruitcake vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and pancake

Fruitcake has more carbs, while pancake has more selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and protein.
Pancake covers your daily need for selenium 23% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake contains 2 times more carbs than pancake. While fruitcake contains 61.6g of carbs, pancake contains only 28.3g.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruitcake is 53, while the glycemic index of pancake is 66.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pancake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.9%
Contains more IronIron	+15%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+563.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+205.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+645%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.2mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+302%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+90%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	14.9µg	23%
Calcium	33mg	219mg	19%
Cholesterol	5mg	59mg	18%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Phosphorus	52mg	159mg	15%
Sodium	101mg	439mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.281mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.201mg	13%
Carbs	61.6g	28.3g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.22µg	9%
Protein	2.9g	6.4g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	4.447g	7%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Calories	324kcal	227kcal	5%
Vitamin A	7µg	54µg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	1.567mg	5%
Folate	20µg	38µg	5%
Saturated fat	1.048g	2.122g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.405mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	2.474g	4%
Iron	2.07mg	1.8mg	3%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.56mg	3%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Fats	9.1g	9.7g	1%
Potassium	153mg	132mg	1%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	355kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	3.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	28.3g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Copper	0.05mg	0.049mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.046mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.321mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.319mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.335mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.005g	N/A