Fruitcake vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fruitcake and pecan pie

Fruitcake has more iron; however, pecan pie is higher in manganese, fats, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin A.
Pecan pie covers your daily cholesterol needs 27% more than fruitcake.
Fruitcake has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pecan pie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+39.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+322%
Contains more ZincZinc	+277.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+223.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

~equal in Calcium ~32mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1071.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+276%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.847mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	5mg	87mg	27%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.712mg	21%
Fats	9.1g	22.2g	20%
Copper	0.05mg	0.211mg	18%
Selenium	2µg	12µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	11.181g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	5.71g	16%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Saturated fat	1.048g	3.989g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.188mg	12%
Vitamin A	7µg	82µg	8%
Iron	2.07mg	1.48mg	7%
Zinc	0.27mg	1.02mg	7%
Sodium	101mg	262mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.17µg	7%
Phosphorus	52mg	94mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.18mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.479mg	5%
Calories	324kcal	412kcal	4%
Protein	2.9g	4.9g	4%
Carbs	61.6g	52.2g	3%
Magnesium	16mg	26mg	2%
Folate	20µg	26µg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Potassium	153mg	133mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	841kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	4.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	52.2g	N/A
Calcium	33mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.847mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.008g	N/A