Chocolate cake vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate cake and pound cake

Chocolate cake is higher in copper, selenium, choline, manganese, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for copper is 18% higher.
Chocolate cake has 4 times more magnesium than pound cake. While chocolate cake has 32mg of magnesium, pound cake has only 8mg.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.

Chocolate cake

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+392.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+154.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+32.1%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

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.

Chocolate cake

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+95.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.207mg	0.042mg	18%
Threonine	0.202mg	153mg	15%
Selenium	11.9µg	5µg	13%
Choline	128.4mg	65.6mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.36µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	3.02g	8%
Vitamin A		70µg	8%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.11mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Magnesium	32mg	8mg	6%
Phosphorus	106mg	140mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.485mg	4%
Fiber	1.6g	0.6g	4%
Folate	27µg	42µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	3.419g	4%
Sodium	315mg	377mg	3%
Saturated fat	5.43g	4.811g	3%
Cholesterol	58mg	66mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.173mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.249mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	1.615mg	3%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.43mg	2%
Iron	1.61mg	1.48mg	2%
Fats	15.1g	13.96g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Calories	371kcal	353kcal	1%
Protein	5.3g	5g	1%
Calcium	60mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	53.4g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	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