Condensed milk vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between condensed milk and pound cake

Condensed milk has more calcium, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, pound cake is higher in iron, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B1.
Condensed milk covers your daily calcium needs 24% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 3 times less selenium than condensed milk. Condensed milk contains 14.8µg of selenium, while pound cake contains 5µg.
Condensed milk has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened 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.

Condensed milk

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+504.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+149%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+196%

Contains more IronIron	+678.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+180%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1733.3%

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.

Condensed milk

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+35.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+306.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+669%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+281.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~70µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	284mg	47mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.337g	3.419g	21%
Selenium	14.8µg	5µg	18%
Phosphorus	253mg	140mg	16%
Iron	0.19mg	1.48mg	16%
Threonine	0.357mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.416mg	0.249mg	13%
Cholesterol	34mg	66mg	11%
Sodium	127mg	377mg	11%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	1.615mg	9%
Folate	11µg	42µg	8%
Fats	8.7g	13.96g	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.173mg	7%
Potassium	371mg	149mg	7%
Protein	7.91g	5g	6%
Manganese	0.006mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.75mg	0.485mg	5%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.43mg	5%
Choline	89.1mg	65.6mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin D	6IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin B12	0.44µg	0.36µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.16mg	0.65mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.8µg	3%
Saturated fat	5.486g	4.811g	3%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	0mg	3%
Copper	0.015mg	0.042mg	3%
Calories	321kcal	353kcal	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	1.7µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.427g	3.02g	1%
Carbs	54.4g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	54.4g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	54.4g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin A	74µg	70µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.112mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.479mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.775mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.627mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.198mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.382mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.529mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.214mg	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