Fruitcake vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fruitcake and muffin

Fruitcake has more fiber and iron; however, muffin has more vitamin K, choline, phosphorus, selenium, manganese, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for muffin is 31% higher.
Muffin has 3 times less fiber than fruitcake. Fruitcake has 3.7g of fiber, while muffin has 1.1g.
Fruitcake is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.4%
Contains more IronIron	+59.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+180.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+104.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+310%

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+15%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+80%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+108%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2513.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	8.103g	32%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	39.2µg	31%
Choline	8.9mg	92.5mg	15%
Phosphorus	52mg	146mg	13%
Fats	9.1g	16.07g	11%
Selenium	2µg	8.2µg	11%
Iron	2.07mg	1.3mg	10%
Fiber	3.7g	1.1g	10%
Sodium	101mg	336mg	10%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.449mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.168mg	10%
Cholesterol	5mg	30mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.048g	2.844g	8%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Folate	20µg	48µg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.16µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	1.63mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.163mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.47mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	1.418mg	4%
Calories	324kcal	375kcal	3%
Protein	2.9g	4.49g	3%
Carbs	61.6g	53g	3%
Vitamin A	7µg	21µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	4.822g	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	4 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	10mg	1%
Calcium	33mg	44mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	121mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.06mg	1%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.37mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	835kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	4.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.9mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	51.9g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g	31.47g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.022g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		6.911g	N/A