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Crème caramel vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crème caramel and sponge cake different?

  • Sponge cake is higher than crème caramel in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Sponge cake covers your daily need for cholesterol, 27% more than crème caramel.
  • Crème caramel contains 2 times more calcium than sponge cake. Crème caramel contains 83mg of calcium, while sponge cake contains 42mg.
  • Crème caramel is lower in cholesterol.
  • Crème caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than sponge cake (46).

Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.5%
Contains more IronIron +315.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1570%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~100mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +396.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1368.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.546mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.37µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Sponge cake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 90mg 170mg 27%
Selenium 8.7µg 18.5µg 18%
Iron 0.38mg 1.58mg 15%
Carbs 22.78g 57.7g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.159mg 11%
Calories 145kcal 297kcal 8%
Sodium 53mg 228mg 8%
Folate 9µg 39µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 1.204mg 7%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.167mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.301mg 7%
Protein 4.53g 7.3g 6%
Calcium 83mg 42mg 4%
Copper 0.028mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin A 46µg 77µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 0.649g 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.799g 1.301g 2%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.59mg 1%
Phosphorus 96mg 100mg 1%
Potassium 118mg 141mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 1.576g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 0.546mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.059mg 1%
Fats 4.03g 4.3g 0%
Net carbs 22.78g 57.7g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 23.15g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.37µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 g
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +131.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +153.3%
Contains more OtherOther +113.1%
~equal in Fats ~4.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.6%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/nutrients
  2. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.