Fruitcake vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and zucchini?

Fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet zucchini is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Fruitcake's daily need coverage for iron is 21% more.
Fruitcake has 382 times more monounsaturated fat than zucchini. While fruitcake has 4.2g of monounsaturated fat, zucchini has only 0.011g.
The amount of saturated fat in zucchini is lower.
The glycemic index of zucchini is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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

Zucchini

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+106.3%
Contains more IronIron	+459.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+900%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.053mg

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

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3480%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+254.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+186.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.094mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.204mg

~equal in Choline ~9.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.091g	22%
Iron	2.07mg	0.37mg	21%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	17.9mg	19%
Carbs	61.6g	3.11g	19%
Calories	324kcal	17kcal	15%
Fats	9.1g	0.32g	14%
Fiber	3.7g	1g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.011g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.163mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.12mg	5%
Sodium	101mg	8mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.084g	4%
Selenium	2µg	0.2µg	3%
Potassium	153mg	261mg	3%
Protein	2.9g	1.21g	3%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	4.3µg	2%
Fructose		1.38g	2%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.177mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.451mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	52mg	38mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	16mg	2%
Folate	20µg	24µg	1%
Net carbs	57.9g	2.11g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	2.5g	N/A
Copper	0.05mg	0.053mg	0%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.32mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	10µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.045mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.094mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.204mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Choline	8.9mg	9.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.054mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.061g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A