Fruitcake vs. Strudel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and strudel different?

Strudel is higher than fruitcake in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Strudel covers your daily need for vitamin B12 66% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake is lower in sodium.

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and KELLOGG'S, EGGO, Wafflers, Strawberry Strudel types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Strudel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+115.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+787.9%
Contains more IronIron	+185%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+405.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Strudel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+570%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1052.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+270%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	1.6µg	66%
Iron	2.07mg	5.9mg	48%
Vitamin A	7µg	395µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.53mg	37%
Phosphorus	52mg	263mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.39mg	28%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	5.3mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.45mg	27%
Calcium	33mg	293mg	26%
Sodium	101mg	691mg	26%
Folate	20µg	74µg	14%
Fiber	3.7g	1.2g	10%
Manganese	0.22mg		10%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	4.6g	9%
Saturated fat	1.048g	2.7g	8%
Copper	0.05mg		6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg		5%
Protein	2.9g	5g	4%
Carbs	61.6g	50g	4%
Selenium	2µg		4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	2.8g	4%
Fats	9.1g	11g	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	12mg	2%
Potassium	153mg	71mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg		1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Calories	324kcal	318kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	636kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	48.8g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	1 IU	0%
Sugar	27.42g	16.8g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg		0%
Threonine	0.102mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg		0%
Leucine	0.206mg		0%
Lysine	0.121mg		0%
Methionine	0.059mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg		0%
Valine	0.144mg		0%
Histidine	0.071mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g		N/A