Fruitcake vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and waffle?

Waffle is richer than fruitcake in selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Waffle's daily need coverage for selenium is 80% more.
The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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

Waffle

Contains less SodiumSodium

-80.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+672.7%
Contains more IronIron	+11.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+265.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2210%

~equal in Potassium ~159mg

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

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+426%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+250.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+130%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	46.2µg	80%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	6.785g	23%
Calcium	33mg	255mg	22%
Cholesterol	5mg	69mg	21%
Phosphorus	52mg	190mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.347mg	19%
Sodium	101mg	511mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.263mg	18%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Protein	2.9g	7.9g	10%
Carbs	61.6g	32.9g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.25µg	10%
Fats	9.1g	14.1g	8%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	2.073mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.048g	2.866g	8%
Folate	20µg	46µg	7%
Vitamin A	7µg	65µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.485mg	5%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.68mg	4%
Iron	2.07mg	2.31mg	3%
Calories	324kcal	291kcal	2%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.265mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	3.521g	2%
Magnesium	16mg	19mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.056mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	32.9g	N/A
Potassium	153mg	159mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.006g	N/A