Fruitcake vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruitcake and pie crust

Pie crust has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 than fruitcake.
Pie crust's daily need coverage for selenium is 38% more.
Fruitcake contains 2 times more potassium than pie crust. Fruitcake contains 153mg of potassium, while pie crust contains 64mg.
Fruitcake contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix.

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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

Pie crust

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+139.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+84.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1045%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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

Pie crust

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

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+684%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+115.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+420%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	22.9µg	38%
Fats	9.1g	31.4g	34%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	17.887g	34%
Saturated fat	1.048g	7.974g	31%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.392mg	29%
Sodium	101mg	753mg	28%
Folate	20µg	104µg	21%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	2.727mg	12%
Calories	324kcal	518kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.213mg	9%
Protein	2.9g	6.9g	8%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Phosphorus	52mg	86mg	5%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.315mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	3.968g	4%
Carbs	61.6g	52.1g	3%
Calcium	33mg	61mg	3%
Potassium	153mg	64mg	3%
Copper	0.05mg	0.075mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Iron	2.07mg	2.22mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.268mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.064mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	751kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	52.1g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.146mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A