Chicken meat vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and pound cake different?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, pound cake is richer in folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 43% higher.
Chicken meat contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. While chicken meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, pound cake contains only 0.036mg.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than pound cake (54).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Chicken meat

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+351.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+378%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.3%
Contains more IronIron	+17.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%

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.

Chicken meat

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+425.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+174.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+740%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~65.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	27.3g	5g	45%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	1.615mg	43%
Selenium	23.9µg	5µg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.036mg	28%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	1.128mg	153mg	14%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.43mg	14%
Sodium	82mg	377mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.485mg	11%
Folate	5µg	42µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.173mg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Cholesterol	88mg	66mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	3.02g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.249mg	6%
Calories	239kcal	353kcal	6%
Phosphorus	182mg	140mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.79g	4.811g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D	2IU	34IU	4%
Magnesium	23mg	8mg	4%
Calcium	15mg	47mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.042mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.36µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	3.419g	3%
Iron	1.26mg	1.48mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.65mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	149mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	70µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Fats	13.6g	13.96g	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Choline	65.9mg	65.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	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