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Wheat vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and fruitcake?

  • Fruitcake has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and iron than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 159% higher.
  • Wheat has 15 times more zinc than fruitcake. Wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, while fruitcake has 0.27mg.

We used Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.7%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +1006%
Contains more ZincZinc +1440.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +876.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1269.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4370%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 +738%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +751.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +313.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +810.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +115%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Fruitcake DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 2µg 159%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.22mg 121%
Phosphorus 508mg 52mg 65%
Copper 0.553mg 0.05mg 56%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.791mg 37%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.27mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.05mg 31%
Magnesium 144mg 16mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.046mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 2.9g 22%
Iron 3.52mg 2.07mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 3.323g 16%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.226mg 14%
Fats 2.47g 9.1g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 4.2g 10%
Potassium 431mg 153mg 8%
Folate 43µg 20µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Sodium 2mg 101mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.454g 1.048g 3%
Carbs 71.13g 61.6g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.099mg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Calories 339kcal 324kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 57.9g N/A
Calcium 34mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +371.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.5%
Contains more OtherOther +61.8%
Contains more FatsFats +268.4%
Contains more WaterWater +131.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 -56.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1120.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +239.8%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.