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Sponge cake vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sponge cake and ice cream different?

  • Sponge cake is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, ice cream is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for sponge cake is 42% higher.
  • Sponge cake contains 21 times more manganese than ice cream. While sponge cake contains 0.167mg of manganese, ice cream contains only 0.008mg.
  • Ice cream has less cholesterol.
  • Sponge cake has a lower glycemic index (46) than ice cream (62).

Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe and Ice creams, vanilla 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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more IronIron +1655.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1987.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +927.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +204.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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%
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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +287.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +937.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +680%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +53.2%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.581mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.39µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sponge cake Ice cream DV% diff.
Cholesterol 170mg 44mg 42%
Selenium 18.5µg 1.8µg 30%
Saturated fat 1.301g 6.79g 25%
Iron 1.58mg 0.09mg 19%
Carbs 57.7g 23.6g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.041mg 10%
Fats 4.3g 11g 10%
Folate 39µg 5µg 9%
Calcium 42mg 128mg 9%
Protein 7.3g 3.5g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.204mg 0.116mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.008mg 7%
Sodium 228mg 80mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.24mg 5%
Vitamin A 77µg 118µg 5%
Calories 297kcal 207kcal 5%
Copper 0.056mg 0.023mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.576g 2.969g 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 141mg 199mg 2%
Phosphorus 100mg 105mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.649g 0.452g 1%
Magnesium 9mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.546mg 0.581mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 0.39µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.69mg 1%
Net carbs 57.7g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.003g 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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.5%
Contains more OtherOther +44.4%
Contains more FatsFats +155.8%
Contains more WaterWater +107.5%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.4%

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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.