Fruitcake vs. Popovers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fruitcake and popovers different?
- Popovers have more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, vitamin B3, copper, iron, phosphorus, and zinc than fruitcake.
- Daily need coverage for selenium for popovers is 65% higher.
- Fruitcake has less sodium.
Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Popovers, dry mix, enriched are the varieties used 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +53% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -88.9% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +56.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +43.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +242% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +225.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +92.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +236.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1780% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +760% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +48.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +327.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +112.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +700% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +625% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 2µg | 37.6µg | 65% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 906mg | 35% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.43mg | 32% |
| Folate | 20µg | 145µg | 31% |
| Manganese | 0.22mg | 0.741mg | 23% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.323g | 0.823g | 17% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.791mg | 3.378mg | 16% |
| Protein | 2.9g | 10.4g | 15% |
| Fiber | 3.7g | 15% | |
| Copper | 0.05mg | 0.171mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.07mg | 2.97mg | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 100mg | 7% |
| Fats | 9.1g | 4.3g | 7% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.2g | 1.984g | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.27mg | 0.88mg | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 0.48mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.099mg | 0.147mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.01µg | 0.08µg | 3% |
| Carbs | 61.6g | 71g | 3% |
| Choline | 8.9mg | 2% | |
| Calories | 324kcal | 371kcal | 2% |
| Potassium | 153mg | 100mg | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 25mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 57.9g | 71g | N/A |
| Calcium | 33mg | 32mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 27.42g | N/A | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 1.048g | 0.983g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.042mg | 0.123mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.102mg | 0.293mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.121mg | 0.407mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.206mg | 0.747mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.121mg | 0.249mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.059mg | 0.191mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.14mg | 0.517mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.144mg | 0.458mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.071mg | 0.229mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +111.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +116.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +258.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +15.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +136.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +111.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +303.8% |
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Saturated fat
~0.983g
