Fruitcake vs. Popovers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruitcake and popovers different?

Fruitcake is higher in fats; however, popovers are richer in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, protein, vitamin B3, copper, and iron.
Daily need coverage for selenium for popovers is 65% higher.
Fruitcake contains 2 times more fats than popovers. While fruitcake contains 9.1g of fats, popovers contain only 4.3g.
Fruitcake has less sodium.

Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Popovers, dry mix, enriched are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Popovers

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+43.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+242%
Contains more ZincZinc	+225.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+236.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1780%

~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

Popovers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+760%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+327.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+625%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.042mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	37.6µg	65%
Sodium	101mg	906mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.43mg	32%
Folate	20µg	145µg	31%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.741mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.823g	17%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	3.378mg	16%
Protein	2.9g	10.4g	15%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Copper	0.05mg	0.171mg	13%
Iron	2.07mg	2.97mg	11%
Fats	9.1g	4.3g	7%
Phosphorus	52mg	100mg	7%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.88mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	1.984g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.48mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.147mg	4%
Carbs	61.6g	71g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.08µg	3%
Calories	324kcal	371kcal	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	25mg	2%
Potassium	153mg	100mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	357kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	71g	N/A
Calcium	33mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.042mg	0%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.983g	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.123mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.747mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.249mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.517mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.229mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g		N/A