Halva vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between halva and fruitcake?
- Halva is richer than fruitcake in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, and selenium.
- Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 128% more.
- Halva has 16 times more zinc than fruitcake. While halva has 4.32mg of zinc, fruitcake has only 0.27mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.
We used Candies, halavah, plain and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1262.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +22.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +118.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +2304% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1500% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1067.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +296.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +475% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -48.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +748% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +261.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +656.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +300% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +225% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +12.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +29.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 1.202mg | 0.05mg | 128% |
| Phosphorus | 607mg | 52mg | 79% |
| Magnesium | 218mg | 16mg | 48% |
| Zinc | 4.32mg | 0.27mg | 37% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 8.481g | 3.323g | 34% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0.05mg | 31% |
| Iron | 4.53mg | 2.07mg | 31% |
| Manganese | 0.873mg | 0.22mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 0.046mg | 23% |
| Fats | 21.52g | 9.1g | 19% |
| Protein | 12.49g | 2.9g | 19% |
| Selenium | 11.5µg | 2µg | 17% |
| Saturated fat | 4.127g | 1.048g | 14% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.856mg | 0.791mg | 13% |
| Folate | 65µg | 20µg | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.194g | 4.2g | 10% |
| Calories | 469kcal | 324kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
| Sodium | 195mg | 101mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 4.5g | 3.7g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 5mg | 2% |
| Choline | 8.9mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 7µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.088mg | 0.099mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 187mg | 153mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.174mg | 0.226mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.04µg | 0.01µg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0.5mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 55.99g | 57.9g | N/A |
| Carbs | 60.49g | 61.6g | 0% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 33mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 27.42g | 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 | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +330.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +136.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +66.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +589.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +95.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +155.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -74.6% |
