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Wheat Bread vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and sponge cake different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, and phosphorus; however, sponge cake is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for sponge cake is 57% higher.
  • Wheat Bread contains 8 times more manganese than sponge cake. While wheat Bread contains 1.377mg of manganese, sponge cake contains only 0.167mg.
  • Sponge cake has less sodium.
  • Sponge cake has a lower glycemic index (46) than wheat Bread (60).

Bread, wheat, toasted and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +555.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +292.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.2%
Contains more IronIron +158.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +149.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +724.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.1%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +419.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Sponge cake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 170mg 57%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.167mg 53%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 1.204mg 32%
Iron 4.09mg 1.58mg 31%
Selenium 33.4µg 18.5µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.159mg 23%
Fiber 4.7g 19%
Copper 0.198mg 0.056mg 16%
Sodium 601mg 228mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.37µg 15%
Phosphorus 188mg 100mg 13%
Calcium 165mg 42mg 12%
Magnesium 59mg 9mg 12%
Folate 86µg 39µg 12%
Protein 12.96g 7.3g 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 77µg 9%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.59mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.649g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.059mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.301mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.546mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 141mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 1.576g 1%
Saturated fat 0.989g 1.301g 1%
Calories 313kcal 297kcal 1%
Carbs 55.77g 57.7g 1%
Fats 4.27g 4.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 57.7g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.5%
Contains more OtherOther +113.1%
Contains more WaterWater +21.3%
~equal in Fats ~4.3g
~equal in Carbs ~57.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.7%

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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.