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Praline vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between praline and fruitcake?

  • Praline is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and phosphorus, yet fruitcake is richer in iron.
  • Praline's daily need coverage for manganese is 64% higher.
  • Praline has 10 times more copper than fruitcake. Praline has 0.494mg of copper, while fruitcake has 0.05mg.
  • Fruitcake contains less saturated fat.

We used Candies, praline, prepared-from-recipe and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 35% 13% 19% 48% 165% 46% 45% 6.3% 219% 9.8%
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 +206.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +888%
Contains more ZincZinc +518.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +664.5%
Contains more IronIron +60.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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.
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% 0.33% 10% 0% 51% 12% 7.8% 20% 18% 0% 3.3% 4.5% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Praline Fruitcake DV% diff.
Manganese 1.682mg 0.22mg 64%
Copper 0.494mg 0.05mg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.778g 3.323g 30%
Fats 25.9g 9.1g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 14.683g 4.2g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.05mg 13%
Zinc 1.67mg 0.27mg 13%
Iron 1.29mg 2.07mg 10%
Calories 485kcal 324kcal 8%
Magnesium 49mg 16mg 8%
Phosphorus 104mg 52mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.224g 1.048g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.099mg 4%
Folate 6µg 20µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.9mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.332mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.415mg 0.791mg 2%
Potassium 217mg 153mg 2%
Sodium 48mg 101mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Protein 3.3g 2.9g 1%
Carbs 59.59g 61.6g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 43mg 33mg 1%
Fiber 3.5g 3.7g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 56.09g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 55.79g 27.42g N/A
Selenium 1.8µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1.5µg 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
3% 26% 60% 10%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 25.9 g
Carbs: 59.59 g
Water: 10.36 g
Other: 0.85 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 ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more FatsFats +184.6%
Contains more WaterWater +144.2%
Contains more OtherOther +29.4%
~equal in Carbs ~61.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.224 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.683 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.778 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 +249.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%

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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. Praline - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168791/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.