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Spread vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spread and fruitcake

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, choline, and copper, while fruitcake has more iron and fiber.
  • Spread covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 46% more than fruitcake.
  • Spread contains 10 times more sodium than fruitcake. While spread contains 1013mg of sodium, fruitcake contains only 101mg.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +277.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +385%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more IronIron +162%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +746.2%

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.
Spread
10
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 AVitamin A +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +11100%
Contains more CholineCholine +600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Fruitcake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0.01µg 46%
Sodium 1013mg 101mg 40%
Saturated fat 5.977g 1.048g 22%
Carbs 11.94g 61.6g 17%
Iron 0.79mg 2.07mg 16%
Fiber 0.2g 3.7g 14%
Selenium 9.7µg 2µg 14%
Fats 17.34g 9.1g 13%
Cholesterol 38mg 5mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 8.9mg 10%
Protein 7.66g 2.9g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.05mg 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.05mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 4.2g 8%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.22mg 8%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.27mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.046mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.791mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.9mg 6%
Folate 2µg 20µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 3.323g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.226mg 4%
Calories 235kcal 324kcal 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.099mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Calcium 12mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin A 26µg 7µg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Potassium 110mg 153mg 1%
Phosphorus 59mg 52mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +164.1%
Contains more FatsFats +90.5%
Contains more WaterWater +138.3%
Contains more OtherOther +152.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +415.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +80.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.6%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.

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