Cinnamon roll vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cinnamon roll and white cake?

White cake has less folate, calcium, vitamin K, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than cinnamon roll.
Cinnamon roll's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% higher.
Cinnamon roll has 10 times more vitamin E than white cake. Cinnamon roll has 1.15mg of vitamin E, while white cake has 0.12mg.
White cake contains less saturated fat.

We used Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting types in this comparison.

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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.

Cinnamon roll

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.3%
Contains more IronIron	+18.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.5%

~equal in Potassium ~99mg

~equal in Copper ~0.067mg

~equal in Sodium ~284mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.277mg

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.

Cinnamon roll

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+858.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+270.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+132.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.649g	3.897g	40%
Fats	26.61g	10.3g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	8.723g	3.692g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.676g	2.162g	10%
Folate	72µg	31µg	10%
Vitamin K	15.2µg	4.1µg	9%
Calcium	183mg	90mg	9%
Phosphorus	131mg	70mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.404mg	1.063mg	8%
Starch	16.39g		7%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.128mg	7%
Vitamin E	1.15mg	0.12mg	7%
Calories	452kcal	356kcal	5%
Carbs	48.6g	63.2g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Selenium	13µg	10.7µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.138mg	0.189mg	4%
Iron	1.37mg	1.16mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.337mg	0.167mg	3%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.33mg	2%
Fructose	1.11g		1%
Sodium	305mg	284mg	1%
Choline	10.6mg	6mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.029mg	1%
Cholesterol	5mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Fiber	1.2g	1g	1%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.277mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Copper	0.062mg	0.067mg	1%
Protein	4.45g	4.4g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	47.4g	62.2g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	12mg	0%
Potassium	102mg	99mg	0%
Sugar	25.7g	57.39g	N/A
Trans fat	0.295g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.176mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.226mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.41mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.104mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.264mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.126mg	0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.225g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.352g		N/A