Fruitcake vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and focaccia

The amount of vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5 in focaccia is higher than in fruitcake.
Focaccia covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 35% more than fruitcake.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain.

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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

Focaccia

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+52.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82%
Contains more ZincZinc	+392.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+146.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+695%

~equal in Calcium ~35mg

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

Focaccia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+840%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+204%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+364%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+185.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+145.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+280%
Contains more FolateFolate	+590%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.47mg	35%
Folate	20µg	138µg	30%
Selenium	2µg	15.9µg	25%
Sodium	101mg	561mg	20%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	3.67mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.301mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.994g	16%
Iron	2.07mg	3.16mg	14%
Protein	2.9g	8.77g	12%
Phosphorus	52mg	128mg	11%
Zinc	0.27mg	1.33mg	10%
Carbs	61.6g	35.82g	9%
Fiber	3.7g	1.8g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.645mg	8%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.364mg	6%
Copper	0.05mg	0.091mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.113mg	5%
Calories	324kcal	249kcal	4%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	5.7µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	5.67g	4%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	1.42mg	3%
Fats	9.1g	7.89g	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	20mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	114mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Choline	8.9mg	2.9mg	1%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.877g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	284kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	7.6	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	34.02g	N/A
Calcium	33mg	35mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	1.75g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	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	0.001g	0g	N/A