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Icing vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between icing and fruitcake

  • Icing is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin K, while fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, manganese, and copper.
  • Fruitcake covers your daily iron needs 24% more than icing.
  • Icing has 9 times more vitamin K than fruitcake. Icing has 13µg of vitamin K, while fruitcake has 1.5µg.
  • Fruitcake is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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.
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350%
Contains more IronIron +1193.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1900%

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.
Icing
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +310.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +287%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Fruitcake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 3.323g 31%
Iron 0.16mg 2.07mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.099mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.7g 15%
Fats 16.23g 9.1g 11%
Manganese 0mg 0.22mg 10%
Vitamin K 13µg 1.5µg 10%
Saturated fat 2.974g 1.048g 9%
Protein 0g 2.9g 6%
Copper 0mg 0.05mg 6%
Phosphorus 18mg 52mg 5%
Calories 418kcal 324kcal 5%
Magnesium 1mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Potassium 34mg 153mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.791mg 4%
Sodium 184mg 101mg 4%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.9mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.226mg 3%
Folate 8µg 20µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.05mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 2µg 3%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Carbs 67.89g 61.6g 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.27mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 4.2g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Choline 2.3mg 8.9mg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +78.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +67.9%
Contains more OtherOther +35.8%
~equal in Carbs ~61.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.