Banana bread vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are banana bread and pound cake different?

Banana bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat; however, pound cake is richer in phosphorus and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for selenium for banana bread is 13% higher.
Banana bread contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. While banana bread contains 0.15mg of vitamin B6, pound cake contains only 0.036mg.
Banana bread has less cholesterol.

Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties used 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.

Banana bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+142%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+141.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

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.

Banana bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+316.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+260%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.3%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Threonine	0.15mg	153mg	15%
Selenium	12.1µg	5µg	13%
Saturated fat	2.237g	4.811g	12%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Phosphorus	58mg	140mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.36µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.036mg	9%
Cholesterol	43mg	66mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Fats	10.5g	13.96g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.485mg	4%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin A	106µg	70µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.249mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	3.02g	4%
Copper	0.072mg	0.042mg	3%
Sodium	302mg	377mg	3%
Calcium	21mg	47mg	3%
Folate	33µg	42µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	3.419g	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Fiber	1.1g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Calories	326kcal	353kcal	1%
Protein	4.3g	5g	1%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	1.615mg	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.43mg	1%
Iron	1.4mg	1.48mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	8mg	1%
Carbs	54.6g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.173mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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