Blue cheese vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between blue cheese and pound cake

Blue cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and selenium; however, pound cake has more iron and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for blue cheese is 69% higher.
Pound cake has 11 times less calcium than blue cheese. Blue cheese has 528mg of calcium, while pound cake has 47mg.
Pound cake is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, blue 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.

Blue cheese

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1023.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+518.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+176.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190%

Contains more IronIron	+377.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.042mg

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.

Blue cheese

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+256.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+361.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+238.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+160%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+496.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+326%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	18.669g	4.811g	63%
Calcium	528mg	47mg	48%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	0.36µg	36%
Phosphorus	387mg	140mg	35%
Sodium	1146mg	377mg	33%
Protein	21.4g	5g	33%
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.485mg	25%
Fats	28.74g	13.96g	23%
Zinc	2.66mg	0.43mg	20%
Carbs	2.34g	53.64g	17%
Selenium	14.5µg	5µg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	3.419g	17%
Iron	0.31mg	1.48mg	15%
Vitamin A	198µg	70µg	14%
Threonine	0.785mg	153mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	3.02g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.173mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.036mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.249mg	10%
Choline	15.4mg	65.6mg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	1.615mg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	8mg	4%
Cholesterol	75mg	66mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.65mg	3%
Potassium	256mg	149mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.8µg	2%
Vitamin D	21IU	34IU	2%
Folate	36µg	42µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Calories	353kcal	353kcal	0%
Net carbs	2.34g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0.5g	33.36g	N/A
Copper	0.04mg	0.042mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	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