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Fruitcake vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruitcake and pumpkin

  • Fruitcake has more iron, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pumpkin is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, and potassium.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 170% more.
  • Fruitcake contains 665 times more polyunsaturated fat than pumpkin. Fruitcake contains 3.323g of polyunsaturated fat, while pumpkin contains 0.005g.
  • Pumpkin contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Pumpkin, raw.

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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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +154%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5985.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Choline ~8.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 7µg 426µg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 0.005g 22%
Carbs 61.6g 6.5g 18%
Iron 2.07mg 0.8mg 16%
Calories 324kcal 26kcal 15%
Fats 9.1g 0.1g 14%
Fiber 3.7g 0.5g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.013g 10%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 9mg 9%
Copper 0.05mg 0.127mg 9%
Potassium 153mg 340mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.052g 5%
Protein 2.9g 1g 4%
Sodium 101mg 1mg 4%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.125mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 0.3µg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.298mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.11mg 1%
Folate 20µg 16µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 1.06mg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 44mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 21mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 6g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 2.76g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.32mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1.1µg 0%
Choline 8.9mg 8.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190%
Contains more FatsFats +9000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +847.7%
Contains more OtherOther +37.5%
Contains more WaterWater +262.1%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32207.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66360%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.