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Fruitcake vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and peanuts?

  • Peanuts are richer than fruitcake in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 122% more.
  • The glycemic index of peanuts is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Peanuts, all types, raw 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.
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%
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +360.8%
Contains more IronIron +121.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2188%
Contains more ZincZinc +1111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +623.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +779.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%

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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +825.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1425.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +681.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +656.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +489.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.05mg 1.144mg 122%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 15.558g 82%
Manganese 0.22mg 1.934mg 75%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 12.066mg 70%
Fats 9.1g 49.24g 62%
Folate 20µg 240µg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 24.426g 51%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 8.33mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.64mg 49%
Phosphorus 52mg 376mg 46%
Protein 2.9g 25.8g 46%
Magnesium 16mg 168mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 1.767mg 31%
Iron 2.07mg 4.58mg 31%
Zinc 0.27mg 3.27mg 27%
Saturated fat 1.048g 6.279g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.348mg 23%
Fiber 3.7g 8.5g 19%
Potassium 153mg 705mg 16%
Carbs 61.6g 16.13g 15%
Calories 324kcal 567kcal 12%
Selenium 2µg 7.2µg 9%
Choline 8.9mg 52.5mg 8%
Calcium 33mg 92mg 6%
Sodium 101mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.135mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 4.72g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 1.377mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.652mg 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
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.9%
Contains more WaterWater +289.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +789.7%
Contains more FatsFats +441.1%
Contains more OtherOther +111.8%

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
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +481.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +368.2%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.