Pea soup vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pea soup and fruitcake different?
- Pea soup is higher in copper; however, fruitcake is richer in iron, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
- Daily need coverage for iron for fruitcake is 17% higher.
- Pea soup contains 3 times more sodium than fruitcake. While pea soup contains 336mg of sodium, fruitcake contains only 101mg.
- Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index (53) than pea soup (66).
Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared are the varieties used 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 CopperCopper | +192% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +137% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +11.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +80% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +175% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +115.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +183.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +10.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -69.9% |
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 CVitamin C | +20% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +48.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +900% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +296% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +71.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +361.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +130% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +650% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1900% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 0.142g | 3.323g | 21% |
Iron | 0.73mg | 2.07mg | 17% |
Carbs | 9.88g | 61.6g | 17% |
Calories | 61kcal | 324kcal | 13% |
Fats | 1.09g | 9.1g | 12% |
Copper | 0.146mg | 0.05mg | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.372g | 4.2g | 10% |
Sodium | 336mg | 101mg | 10% |
Fiber | 1.9g | 3.7g | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.025mg | 0.099mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.9mg | 5% |
Folate | 1µg | 20µg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.049mg | 0.226mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.64mg | 0.27mg | 3% |
Selenium | 3.6µg | 2µg | 3% |
Potassium | 71mg | 153mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.462mg | 0.791mg | 2% |
Calcium | 12mg | 33mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.524g | 1.048g | 2% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 5mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.02mg | 0.046mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 1.5µg | 1% |
Choline | 13.2mg | 8.9mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
Protein | 3.2g | 2.9g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.245mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 47mg | 52mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0.5mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 7.98g | 57.9g | N/A |
Magnesium | 15mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 3.19g | 27.42g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 7µg | 0% |
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
Contains more WaterWater | +234.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +16.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +734.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +523.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -50% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1029% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2240.1% |