White chocolate vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between white chocolate and fruitcake?

White chocolate is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin K, yet fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, and manganese.
White chocolate's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 92% more.
White chocolate has 56 times more vitamin B12 than fruitcake. While white chocolate has 0.56µg of vitamin B12, fruitcake has only 0.01µg.
The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of white chocolate is lower.

We used Candies, white chocolate 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.

White chocolate

Fruitcake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+503%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%
Contains more ZincZinc	+174.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+238.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+762.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2650%

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.

White chocolate

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+184.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+169%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+506.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+231.5%

Contains more FolateFolate

+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.5mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.9mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.791mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.412g	1.048g	83%
Fats	32.09g	9.1g	35%
Vitamin B12	0.56µg	0.01µg	23%
Iron	0.24mg	2.07mg	23%
Phosphorus	176mg	52mg	18%
Calcium	199mg	33mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.013g	3.323g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.282mg	0.099mg	14%
Fiber	0.2g	3.7g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	9.097g	4.2g	12%
Calories	539kcal	324kcal	11%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.22mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.608mg	0.226mg	8%
Protein	5.87g	2.9g	6%
Vitamin K	9.1µg	1.5µg	6%
Cholesterol	21mg	5mg	5%
Selenium	4.5µg	2µg	5%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.27mg	4%
Potassium	286mg	153mg	4%
Choline	29.5mg	8.9mg	4%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.046mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.05mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	16mg	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.05mg	1%
Carbs	59.24g	61.6g	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.5mg	0%
Net carbs	59.04g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar	59g	27.42g	N/A
Sodium	90mg	101mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.96mg	0.9mg	0%
Vitamin A	9µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.745mg	0.791mg	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