Oat bread vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oat bread and fruitcake?

Oat bread is richer than fruitcake in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
Oat bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 51% more.
Oat bread has 10 times more vitamin B1 than fruitcake. While oat bread has 0.504mg of vitamin B1, fruitcake has only 0.05mg.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of fruitcake is lower.

We used Bread, oat bran 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.

Oat bread

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97%
Contains more IronIron	+50.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170%
Contains more ZincZinc	+229.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+171.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+254.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1400%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.4%

~equal in Potassium ~153mg

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.

Oat bread

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+908%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+249.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+510.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+305%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+25%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	30µg	2µg	51%
Vitamin B1	0.504mg	0.05mg	38%
Vitamin B3	4.831mg	0.791mg	25%
Manganese	0.779mg	0.22mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.346mg	0.099mg	19%
Protein	10.4g	2.9g	15%
Folate	81µg	20µg	15%
Iron	3.12mg	2.07mg	13%
Phosphorus	141mg	52mg	13%
Sodium	353mg	101mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.694g	3.323g	11%
Copper	0.135mg	0.05mg	9%
Fats	4.4g	9.1g	7%
Carbs	39.8g	61.6g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.226mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	1.59g	4.2g	7%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.27mg	6%
Magnesium	35mg	16mg	5%
Calories	236kcal	324kcal	4%
Calcium	65mg	33mg	3%
Fiber	4.5g	3.7g	3%
Vitamin E	0.44mg	0.9mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.046mg	2%
Choline	18.7mg	8.9mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.697g	1.048g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	0.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	1117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.7	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	35.3g	57.9g	N/A
Potassium	147mg	153mg	0%
Sugar	7.7g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.131mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.299mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.399mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.733mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.297mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.518mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.461mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.225mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A