Cocoa bean vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cocoa bean and pound cake?

Pound cake has less copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than cocoa bean.
Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 396% higher.
Cocoa bean has 60 times more magnesium than pound cake. Cocoa bean has 476mg of magnesium, while pound cake has 8mg.

We used Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Cocoa bean

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+5850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1583.9%
Contains more IronIron	+948.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+8488.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1381.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+420%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3297.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164%

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.

Cocoa bean

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+227.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+550%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+475.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	3.607mg	0.042mg	396%
Iron	15.52mg	1.48mg	176%
Manganese	3.737mg	0.11mg	158%
Fiber	29.8g	0.6g	117%
Magnesium	476mg	8mg	111%
Phosphorus	728mg	140mg	84%
Potassium	2509mg	149mg	69%
Zinc	6.37mg	0.43mg	54%
Protein	18.1g	5g	26%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Caffeine	78mg	0mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.42g	3.419g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.46mg	0.249mg	16%
Sodium	19mg	377mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Selenium	13.2µg	5µg	15%
Threonine	0.716mg	153mg	15%
Saturated fat	7.76g	4.811g	13%
Choline	11.4mg	65.6mg	10%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Calories	220kcal	353kcal	7%
Vitamin B6	0.118mg	0.036mg	6%
Calcium	111mg	47mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.173mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.4mg	1.615mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.254mg	0.485mg	5%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.65mg	4%
Folate	32µg	42µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.39g	3.02g	3%
Carbs	58.3g	53.64g	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Fats	13.1g	13.96g	1%
Net carbs	28.5g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	1.76g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.271mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.701mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.097mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.907mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.187mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.086mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.312mg	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