Fruitcake vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and pastry?

Fruitcake is higher in fiber, yet pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin K, manganese, and copper.
Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 43% more.
Fruitcake has 2 times more fiber than pastry. While fruitcake has 3.7g of fiber, pastry has only 1.5g.
The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types 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.

Fruitcake

Pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+150.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.4%

Contains more IronIron	+23.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+128%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+121.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1110%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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.

Fruitcake

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+696%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+185.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+426.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+973.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+290%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	9.1g	38.1g	45%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	21.597g	43%
Selenium	2µg	24.2µg	40%
Saturated fat	1.048g	9.643g	39%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.398mg	29%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.168mg	21%
Folate	20µg	78µg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.283mg	14%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.488mg	12%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	16.1µg	12%
Calories	324kcal	551kcal	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	4.894g	10%
Protein	2.9g	7.3g	9%
Fiber	3.7g	1.5g	9%
Copper	0.05mg	0.114mg	7%
Carbs	61.6g	45.1g	6%
Iron	2.07mg	2.56mg	6%
Sodium	101mg	249mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0mg	5%
Potassium	153mg	61mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	10mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.53mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.021mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Phosphorus	52mg	60mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	43.6g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	0.74g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Choline	8.9mg	6.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A