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

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A recap on the differences between wheat Bread and pound cake

Wheat Bread has more manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, and fiber; however, pound cake is higher in vitamin B12.
Wheat Bread covers your daily manganese needs 55% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 8 times less fiber than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread contains 4.7g of fiber, while pound cake contains 0.6g.
Wheat Bread has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, wheat, toasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Wheat Bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+637.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+251.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.7%
Contains more IronIron	+176.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+241.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1151.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+568%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-37.3%

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.

Wheat Bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+287%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+325%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+235.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+104.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+170.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+196.8%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.377mg	0.11mg	55%
Selenium	33.4µg	5µg	52%
Iron	4.09mg	1.48mg	33%
Vitamin B3	6.25mg	1.615mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.439mg	0.173mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Copper	0.198mg	0.042mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.989g	4.811g	17%
Fiber	4.7g	0.6g	16%
Protein	12.96g	5g	16%
Threonine	0.299mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Fats	4.27g	13.96g	15%
Calcium	165mg	47mg	12%
Magnesium	59mg	8mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.72g	3.419g	11%
Folate	86µg	42µg	11%
Sodium	601mg	377mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.249mg	10%
Zinc	1.47mg	0.43mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.153mg	0.036mg	9%
Choline	22.1mg	65.6mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Phosphorus	188mg	140mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	1.019g	3.02g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.65mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	1.7µg	3%
Potassium	223mg	149mg	2%
Calories	313kcal	353kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.456mg	0.485mg	1%
Carbs	55.77g	53.64g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	51.07g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	6.42g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.461mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.315mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.31mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.15mg	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	0.161g	0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A