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Fruitcake vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and pot roast

  • Fruitcake has more fiber, while pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, choline, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 88% more than fruitcake.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.
  • Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51%
Contains more IronIron +16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +98%
Contains more ZincZinc +2366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1250%

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%
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% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +419%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +515.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +1138.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Pot roast DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 2.13µg 88%
Zinc 0.27mg 6.66mg 58%
Protein 2.9g 28.94g 52%
Selenium 2µg 27µg 45%
Cholesterol 5mg 116mg 37%
Saturated fat 1.048g 7.548g 30%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 4.105mg 21%
Carbs 61.6g 0g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.283mg 18%
Choline 8.9mg 110.2mg 18%
Phosphorus 52mg 174mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.708g 17%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Fats 9.1g 19.17g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 8.175g 10%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.571mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.171mg 6%
Copper 0.05mg 0.099mg 5%
Iron 2.07mg 2.42mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.51mg 3%
Folate 20µg 9µg 3%
Sodium 101mg 47mg 2%
Potassium 153mg 231mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Calories 324kcal 297kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.059mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 0g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 1.143mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.924mg 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
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-11100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +897.9%
Contains more FatsFats +110.7%
Contains more WaterWater +105.1%

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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +369.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.6%

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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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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