Biscuit vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between biscuits and pound cake?

Biscuits are richer in selenium, calcium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B3, yet pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Biscuits' daily need coverage for selenium is 26% higher.
Biscuits have 5 times more calcium than pound cake. Biscuits have 235mg of calcium, while pound cake has 47mg.
Pound cake contains less sodium.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Biscuit

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+95.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+243.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+290%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35%

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.

Biscuit

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+82.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+350%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.5µg	5µg	26%
Cholesterol	3mg	66mg	21%
Calcium	235mg	47mg	19%
Iron	2.9mg	1.48mg	18%
Threonine	0.211mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.173mg	15%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.36µg	12%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.11mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	3.02g	10%
Sodium	580mg	377mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.615mg	8%
Vitamin A		70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.249mg	5%
Folate	61µg	42µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.419g	5%
Copper	0.082mg	0.042mg	4%
Fiber	1.5g	0.6g	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Protein	7g	5g	4%
Fats	16.3g	13.96g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.485mg	4%
Phosphorus	164mg	140mg	3%
Carbs	44.6g	53.64g	3%
Magnesium	18mg	8mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.324g	4.811g	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.43mg	1%
Potassium	121mg	149mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Calories	353kcal	353kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	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