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Fruitcake vs. Powdered milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruitcake and powdered milk

  • Powdered milk has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, zinc, and selenium than fruitcake.
  • Powdered milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 135% more.
  • Fruitcake contains less saturated fat.
  • Fruitcake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruitcake is 53, while the glycemic index of powdered milk is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D.

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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 61% 274% 117% 18% 27% 91% 333% 48% 5.2% 89%
Contains more IronIron +340.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +431.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2663.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +769.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains more ZincZinc +1137%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1392.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +715%

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 29% 86% 12% 7.5% 71% 278% 12% 136% 70% 406% 5.5% 28% 64%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1620%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3585.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +904.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +556.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +32400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +85%
Contains more CholineCholine +1219.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Powdered milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 3.25µg 135%
Phosphorus 52mg 776mg 103%
Calcium 33mg 912mg 88%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 1.205mg 85%
Saturated fat 1.048g 16.742g 71%
Protein 2.9g 26.32g 47%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 2.271mg 41%
Potassium 153mg 1330mg 35%
Cholesterol 5mg 97mg 31%
Zinc 0.27mg 3.34mg 28%
Vitamin A 7µg 258µg 28%
Fats 9.1g 26.71g 27%
Selenium 2µg 16.3µg 26%
Iron 2.07mg 0.47mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.302mg 20%
Choline 8.9mg 117.4mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.283mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.665g 18%
Magnesium 16mg 85mg 16%
Fiber 3.7g 0g 15%
Sodium 101mg 371mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 7.924g 9%
Calories 324kcal 496kcal 9%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 8.6mg 9%
Carbs 61.6g 38.42g 8%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.04mg 8%
Folate 20µg 37µg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.646mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 38.42g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 38.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.371mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 1.592mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 2.578mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 2.087mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.66mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 1.271mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 1.762mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.714mg 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
26% 27% 38% 2% 6%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 26.71 g
Carbs: 38.42 g
Water: 2.47 g
Other: 6.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.3%
Contains more WaterWater +924.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +807.6%
Contains more FatsFats +193.5%
Contains more OtherOther +452.7%

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
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.742 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +399.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.7%

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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. Powdered milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173454/nutrients

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

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