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

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Differences between banana bread and white cake

Banana bread has more vitamin B6, vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while white cake has more calcium.
Banana bread's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 14% higher.
White cake contains 12 times less vitamin A than banana bread. Banana bread contains 493IU of vitamin A, while white cake contains 42IU.
The amount of cholesterol in white cake is lower.
White cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of white cake is 42, while the glycemic index of banana bread is 54.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.4%
Contains more IronIron	+20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.067mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.33mg

~equal in Sodium ~284mg

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+783.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+417.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.189mg

~equal in Folate ~31µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	43mg	1mg	14%
Vitamin A	106µg	12µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.029mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.237g	3.897g	8%
Calcium	21mg	90mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	2.162g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.128mg	4%
Selenium	12.1µg	10.7µg	3%
Carbs	54.6g	63.2g	3%
Vitamin K		4.1µg	3%
Iron	1.4mg	1.16mg	3%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.277mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	3.692g	2%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.06µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.167mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	1.063mg	2%
Calories	326kcal	356kcal	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.1mg	2%
Phosphorus	58mg	70mg	2%
Sodium	302mg	284mg	1%
Potassium	134mg	99mg	1%
Folate	33µg	31µg	1%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Choline		6mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.189mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Copper	0.072mg	0.067mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Protein	4.3g	4.4g	0%
Fats	10.5g	10.3g	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	62.2g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	12mg	0%
Sugar		57.39g	N/A
Fiber	1.1g	1g	0%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.33mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A