Fruitcake vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and filo different?

Fruitcake is richer in fiber, while filo is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, iron, manganese, and copper.
Filo covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 41% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake contains 2 times more fiber than filo. Fruitcake contains 3.7g of fiber, while filo contains 1.9g.
Fruitcake is lower in sodium.
Fruitcake has a higher glycemic index (53) than filo (38).

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Phyllo dough types were used 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.

Fruitcake

Filo

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+106.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.1%

Contains more IronIron	+55.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1065%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

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.

Fruitcake

Filo

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1025%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+982%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+414.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+340%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.541mg	41%
Selenium	2µg	23.3µg	39%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.073mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.341mg	19%
Sodium	101mg	483mg	17%
Folate	20µg	88µg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.923g	16%
Iron	2.07mg	3.21mg	14%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.476mg	11%
Protein	2.9g	7.1g	8%
Fiber	3.7g	1.9g	7%
Copper	0.05mg	0.101mg	6%
Fats	9.1g	6g	5%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.08mg	5%
Carbs	61.6g	52.6g	3%
Phosphorus	52mg	75mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	3.149g	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	11mg	2%
Potassium	153mg	74mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.49mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.302mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.048g	1.47g	2%
Calories	324kcal	299kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	2.5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	421kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	33g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	50.7g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	0.18g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Choline	8.9mg	6.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.194mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.246mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.49mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.158mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.126mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.359mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.159mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A