Fruitcake vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and wafer?

Wafer is richer than fruitcake in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 46% more.
The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Cookies, chocolate wafers types 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.

Fruitcake

Wafer

Contains less SodiumSodium

-82.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.3%
Contains more IronIron	+93.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+826%
Contains more ZincZinc	+303.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+153.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+216.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+185%

~equal in Calcium ~31mg

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.

Fruitcake

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+306%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+60%
Contains more FolateFolate	+135%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.05mg	0.463mg	46%
Iron	2.07mg	4.01mg	24%
Sodium	101mg	580mg	21%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.696mg	21%
Saturated fat	1.048g	4.241g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.203mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.266mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	2.858mg	13%
Phosphorus	52mg	132mg	11%
Magnesium	16mg	53mg	9%
Fats	9.1g	14.2g	8%
Protein	2.9g	6.6g	7%
Zinc	0.27mg	1.09mg	7%
Selenium	2µg	5.7µg	7%
Folate	20µg	47µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	4.153g	6%
Calories	324kcal	433kcal	5%
Carbs	61.6g	72.7g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.381mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.09µg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Potassium	153mg	210mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	4.865g	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Cholesterol	5mg	2mg	1%
Fiber	3.7g	3.4g	1%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.72mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	2.4µg	1%
Choline	8.9mg	14.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	656kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	69.3g	N/A
Calcium	33mg	31mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	37.43g	N/A
Vitamin A	7µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.051mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A