Welsh onion vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between welsh onion and fruitcake

Welsh onion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A, while fruitcake has more iron, fiber, and monounsaturated fat.
Welsh onion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 160% more than fruitcake.
Welsh onion contains 54 times more vitamin C than fruitcake. While welsh onion contains 27mg of vitamin C, fruitcake contains only 0.5mg.
The amount of sugar in welsh onion is lower.
Welsh onion has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of welsh onion is 39, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, welsh, raw 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.

Welsh onion

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more IronIron	+69.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+233.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

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.

Welsh onion

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12793.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%
Contains more CholineCholine	+67.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.099mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	193.4µg	1.5µg	160%
Vitamin C	27mg	0.5mg	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.156g	3.323g	21%
Carbs	6.5g	61.6g	18%
Calories	34kcal	324kcal	15%
Fats	0.4g	9.1g	13%
Iron	1.22mg	2.07mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	4.2g	10%
Fiber	2.4g	3.7g	5%
Manganese	0.137mg	0.22mg	4%
Sodium	17mg	101mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.067g	1.048g	4%
Selenium	0.6µg	2µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.9mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.072mg	0.046mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.791mg	2%
Copper	0.07mg	0.05mg	2%
Protein	1.9g	2.9g	2%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Calcium	18mg	33mg	2%
Potassium	212mg	153mg	2%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.27mg	2%
Choline	5.3mg	8.9mg	1%
Vitamin A		7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.099mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.169mg	0.226mg	1%
Folate	16µg	20µg	1%
Net carbs	4.1g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	27.42g	N/A
Phosphorus	49mg	52mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.05mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.074mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.081mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.113mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.095mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.061mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.084mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.033mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A