Yellow cake vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between yellow cake and fruitcake

Yellow cake is richer in vitamin E, vitamin K, phosphorus, copper, selenium, and monounsaturated fat, while fruitcake is higher in fiber.
Yellow cake covers your daily vitamin E needs 24% more than fruitcake.
Yellow cake has 17 times more vitamin K than fruitcake. Yellow cake has 25.1µg of vitamin K, while fruitcake has 1.5µg.
Fruitcake is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.

Yellow cake

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+218%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+165.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+195%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-67.4%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

~equal in Iron ~2.07mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.22mg

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.

Yellow cake

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1573.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+95.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.099mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.791mg

~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.9mg	24%
Saturated fat	5.793g	1.048g	22%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	1.5µg	20%
Fats	17.75g	9.1g	13%
Copper	0.159mg	0.05mg	12%
Phosphorus	138mg	52mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	3.323g	9%
Sodium	310mg	101mg	9%
Fiber	1.5g	3.7g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	4.2g	8%
Selenium	5.9µg	2µg	7%
Cholesterol	16mg	5mg	4%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.046mg	4%
Calories	379kcal	324kcal	3%
Carbs	55.36g	61.6g	2%
Choline	17.4mg	8.9mg	2%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.27mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Iron	2.03mg	2.07mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU	0IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Folate	22µg	20µg	1%
Potassium	187mg	153mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein	3.16g	2.9g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.226mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	53.86g	57.9g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin A	7µg	7µg	0%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.099mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	0.791mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
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
Omega-3 - ALA	0.474g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.999g		N/A