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Veggie burger vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between veggie burgers and fruitcake?

  • Veggie burgers are richer than fruitcake in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Veggie burgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 217% more.
  • Veggie burgers have 201 times more vitamin B12 than fruitcake. While veggie burgers have 2.01µg of vitamin B12, fruitcake has only 0.01µg.
  • The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.

We used Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.6%
Contains more IronIron +16.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +332.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1030%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%

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.
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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5202%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +558.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more FolateFolate +520%
Contains more CholineCholine +118%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +291.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Fruitcake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.05mg 217%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0.01µg 83%
Selenium 22.6µg 2µg 37%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.22mg 32%
Folate 124µg 20µg 26%
Protein 15.7g 2.9g 26%
Phosphorus 206mg 52mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.046mg 20%
Sodium 569mg 101mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 0.791mg 19%
Copper 0.2mg 0.05mg 17%
Carbs 14.27g 61.6g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.099mg 11%
Magnesium 56mg 16mg 10%
Calcium 136mg 33mg 10%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.27mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 3.323g 9%
Calories 177kcal 324kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 4.2g 6%
Fiber 4.9g 3.7g 5%
Potassium 333mg 153mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0.5mg 4%
Fats 6.3g 9.1g 4%
Iron 2.41mg 2.07mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.9mg 4%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Saturated fat 1.44g 1.048g 2%
Choline 19.4mg 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 1.5µg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.226mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 57.9g N/A
Cholesterol 5mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 1.07g 27.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.071mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 +441.4%
Contains more WaterWater +141.9%
Contains more OtherOther +129.1%
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +136.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.3%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.