Camembert vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between camembert and pound cake?

Camembert is richer than pound cake in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B6.
Camembert's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 52% more.
Camembert has 8 times more calcium than pound cake. While camembert has 388mg of calcium, pound cake has only 47mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake is lower.
The glycemic index of camembert is lower.

We used Cheese, camembert and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types 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.

Camembert

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+725.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+453.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190%

Contains more IronIron	+348.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+189.5%

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.

Camembert

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+244.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+96%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+181.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+530.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+261.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+47.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+209.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+517.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+156.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+326%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	15.259g	4.811g	47%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.36µg	39%
Calcium	388mg	47mg	34%
Phosphorus	347mg	140mg	30%
Protein	19.8g	5g	30%
Sodium	842mg	377mg	20%
Vitamin A	241µg	70µg	19%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.43mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.488mg	0.249mg	18%
Carbs	0.46g	53.64g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.724g	3.419g	18%
Vitamin B5	1.364mg	0.485mg	18%
Selenium	14.5µg	5µg	17%
Fats	24.26g	13.96g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.227mg	0.036mg	15%
Threonine	0.717mg	153mg	15%
Iron	0.33mg	1.48mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.173mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	7.023g	3.02g	10%
Choline	15.4mg	65.6mg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	1.615mg	6%
Folate	62µg	42µg	5%
Calories	300kcal	353kcal	3%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.65mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.8µg	2%
Copper	0.021mg	0.042mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin D	18IU	34IU	2%
Cholesterol	72mg	66mg	2%
Potassium	187mg	149mg	1%
Net carbs	0.46g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0.46g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	2µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.307mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.968mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.84mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.105mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.279mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.683mg	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