Pollock vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pollock and pound cake?

Pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3, yet pound cake is higher in iron, vitamin B1, and folate.
Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 138% more.
Pollock has 10 times more magnesium than pound cake. While pollock has 81mg of magnesium, pound cake has only 8mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pollock is lower.
The glycemic index of pollock is lower.

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Pollock

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+912.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+53.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+188.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+782%

Contains more IronIron	+164.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+511.1%

~equal in Sodium ~377mg

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.

Pollock

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+813.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+916.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+311.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+132.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	0.36µg	138%
Selenium	44.1µg	5µg	71%
Protein	23.48g	5g	37%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.036mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.159g	4.811g	21%
Fats	1.18g	13.96g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	3.419g	19%
Phosphorus	267mg	140mg	18%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Magnesium	81mg	8mg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	1.615mg	15%
Threonine	1.029mg	153mg	14%
Calories	111kcal	353kcal	12%
Iron	0.56mg	1.48mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.173mg	10%
Folate	3µg	42µg	10%
Potassium	430mg	149mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Cholesterol	86mg	66mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	3.02g	7%
Vitamin A	17µg	70µg	6%
Choline	91.6mg	65.6mg	5%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.8µg	3%
Calcium	72mg	47mg	3%
Copper	0.06mg	0.042mg	2%
Vitamin D	51IU	34IU	2%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.249mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.65mg	2%
Sodium	419mg	377mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.7µg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.43mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A