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Sponge cake vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sponge cake and halva

  • Sponge cake has more vitamin B2, while halva has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 127% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2322.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +186.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2046.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +632.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +507%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422.8%

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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +242%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +213.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +825%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +489.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sponge cake Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.056mg 1.202mg 127%
Phosphorus 100mg 607mg 72%
Cholesterol 170mg 0mg 57%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.649g 8.481g 52%
Magnesium 9mg 218mg 50%
Iron 1.58mg 4.53mg 37%
Zinc 0.59mg 4.32mg 34%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.873mg 31%
Fats 4.3g 21.52g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.348mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.424mg 22%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 1.576g 8.194g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.088mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 0.04µg 14%
Saturated fat 1.301g 4.127g 13%
Selenium 18.5µg 11.5µg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.204mg 2.856mg 10%
Protein 7.3g 12.49g 10%
Calories 297kcal 469kcal 9%
Vitamin A 77µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.546mg 0.174mg 7%
Folate 39µg 65µg 7%
Sodium 228mg 195mg 1%
Potassium 141mg 187mg 1%
Calcium 42mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 57.7g 60.49g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 57.7g 55.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +701.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.1%
Contains more FatsFats +400.5%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%
~equal in Carbs ~60.49g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +419.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1206.8%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/nutrients
  2. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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