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Angel food cake vs. Popovers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between angel food cake and popovers

  • Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet popovers are higher in selenium, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Popovers cover your daily selenium needs 55% more than angel food cake.
  • Angel food cake contains 4 times more calcium than popovers. While angel food cake contains 140mg of calcium, popovers contain only 32mg.

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

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9.6% 8.8% 111% 57% 24% 43% 118% 97% 205%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +224%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more IronIron +471.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1157.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +771.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +415.1%
~equal in Potassium ~100mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 108% 34% 63% 29% 9.7% 10% 0% 109% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +234%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +321.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +282.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Angel food cake Popovers DV% diff.
Selenium 7.3µg 37.6µg 55%
Phosphorus 324mg 100mg 32%
Iron 0.52mg 2.97mg 31%
Manganese 0.085mg 0.741mg 29%
Folate 35µg 145µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.102mg 0.43mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.491mg 0.147mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.883mg 3.378mg 16%
Calcium 140mg 32mg 11%
Copper 0.078mg 0.171mg 10%
Protein 5.9g 10.4g 9%
Sodium 749mg 906mg 7%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.88mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.198mg 0.48mg 6%
Calories 258kcal 371kcal 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Fats 0.8g 4.3g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.071g 1.984g 5%
Saturated fat 0.121g 0.983g 4%
Carbs 57.8g 71g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 25mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 0.823g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.08µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 56.3g 71g N/A
Potassium 93mg 100mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.123mg 0%
Threonine 0.248mg 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.312mg 0.407mg 0%
Leucine 0.481mg 0.747mg 0%
Lysine 0.364mg 0.249mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.334mg 0.517mg 0%
Valine 0.354mg 0.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.131mg 0.229mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
10% 4% 71% 12% 3%
Protein: 10.4 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 71 g
Water: 11.7 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +183.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.3%
Contains more FatsFats +437.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.8%
Contains more OtherOther +13%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.983 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.984 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.823 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2694.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/nutrients
  2. Popovers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172792/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.