Zwieback vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between zwieback and fruitcake?
- Zwieback is higher in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin E, and vitamin B5, yet fruitcake is higher in iron.
- Zwieback's daily need coverage for selenium is 49% more.
- Zwieback has 4 times more folate than fruitcake. While zwieback has 87µg of folate, fruitcake has only 20µg.
- The amount of saturated fat in fruitcake is lower.
We used Zwieback 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +99.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +190% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1335% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +14.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +65% |
| Contains more IronIron | +245% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -55.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +960% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +128.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +171.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +316% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +141.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +66.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +137.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +78.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +335% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +66.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 28.7µg | 2µg | 49% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 2.07mg | 18% |
| Folate | 87µg | 20µg | 17% |
| Protein | 10.1g | 2.9g | 14% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.208mg | 0.05mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.145mg | 0.05mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.239mg | 0.099mg | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 2.44mg | 0.9mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.22mg | 10% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.073g | 3.323g | 8% |
| Saturated fat | 2.525g | 1.048g | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.537mg | 0.226mg | 6% |
| Calories | 426kcal | 324kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 5.3mg | 0.5mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2.5g | 3.7g | 5% |
| Sodium | 227mg | 101mg | 5% |
| Carbs | 74.2g | 61.6g | 4% |
| Potassium | 305mg | 153mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.319mg | 0.791mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.082mg | 0.046mg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.54mg | 0.27mg | 2% |
| Fats | 9.7g | 9.1g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 33mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 16µg | 7µg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 1.5µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 71.7g | 57.9g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 16mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 12.5g | 27.42g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 55mg | 52mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.012g | N/A | |
| Choline | 10.7mg | 8.9mg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.244g | 4.2g | 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 |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +248.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +36.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +462.2% |
~equal in
Fats
~9.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -58.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +60.3% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~4.2g
