Fruitcake vs. Oat bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruitcake and oat bread?

Oat bread is richer than fruitcake in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
Oat bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 51% more.
The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.
The glycemic index of fruitcake is lower.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Bread, oat bran 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.

Fruitcake

Oat bread

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97%
Contains more IronIron	+50.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170%
Contains more ZincZinc	+229.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+171.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+254.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1400%

~equal in Potassium ~147mg

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

Oat bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+25%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+908%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+249.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+510.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+305%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	30µg	51%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.504mg	38%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.831mg	25%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.779mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.346mg	19%
Protein	2.9g	10.4g	15%
Folate	20µg	81µg	15%
Iron	2.07mg	3.12mg	13%
Phosphorus	52mg	141mg	13%
Sodium	101mg	353mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	1.694g	11%
Copper	0.05mg	0.135mg	9%
Fats	9.1g	4.4g	7%
Carbs	61.6g	39.8g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.581mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	1.59g	7%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.89mg	6%
Magnesium	16mg	35mg	5%
Calories	324kcal	236kcal	4%
Calcium	33mg	65mg	3%
Fiber	3.7g	4.5g	3%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.44mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.073mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg	18.7mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.697g	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	4.7	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	35.3g	N/A
Potassium	153mg	147mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	7.7g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	1.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.131mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.299mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.399mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.733mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.297mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.518mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.225mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A