Fruitcake vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fruitcake and shortcake?

Fruitcake has less selenium, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and iron than shortcake.
Shortcake's daily need coverage for selenium is 27% higher.
Fruitcake contains less saturated fat.

We used Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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

Shortcake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+521.2%
Contains more IronIron	+22.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+750%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+522%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+225.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+165%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.248mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	17µg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.311mg	22%
Sodium	101mg	506mg	18%
Calcium	33mg	205mg	17%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Phosphorus	52mg	143mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.272mg	13%
Saturated fat	1.048g	3.772g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	2.573mg	11%
Fats	9.1g	14.2g	8%
Folate	20µg	53µg	8%
Protein	2.9g	6.1g	6%
Iron	2.07mg	2.54mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.33mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	6.045g	5%
Carbs	61.6g	48.5g	4%
Copper	0.05mg	0.076mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.07µg	3%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.48mg	2%
Choline	8.9mg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	3.632g	2%
Calories	324kcal	346kcal	1%
Cholesterol	5mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	106mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	18µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.248mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.14mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A