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Tea vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tea and fruitcake?

  • Tea is higher in manganese, yet fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin E.
  • Fruitcake's daily need coverage for iron is 26% more.
  • Tea has 2 times more manganese than fruitcake. While tea has 0.392mg of manganese, fruitcake has only 0.22mg.
  • The amount of sodium in tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

We used Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more IronIron +20600%
Contains more CopperCopper +354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tea
Tea
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2371.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1638.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2866.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Fruitcake DV% diff.
Iron 0.01mg 2.07mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.323g 22%
Carbs 0.17g 61.6g 20%
Calories 1kcal 324kcal 16%
Fiber 0g 3.7g 15%
Fats 0g 9.1g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.2g 11%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.22mg 7%
Phosphorus 1mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.099mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.9mg 6%
Protein 0.06g 2.9g 6%
Folate 0µg 20µg 5%
Saturated fat 0g 1.048g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0.791mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.226mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.05mg 4%
Selenium 0µg 2µg 4%
Potassium 18mg 153mg 4%
Sodium 4mg 101mg 4%
Copper 0.011mg 0.05mg 4%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 2mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.046mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Choline 0.3mg 8.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.27mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 0.17g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 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 WaterWater +293.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36135.3%
Contains more OtherOther +633.3%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.