Doughnuts vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between doughnuts and cheesecake

Doughnuts are higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin E, selenium, and manganese, yet cheesecake is higher in vitamin A.
Doughnuts cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 30% more than cheesecake.
Doughnuts contain 15 times more vitamin B3 than cheesecake. While doughnuts contain 2.91mg of vitamin B3, cheesecake contains only 0.195mg.
The amount of cholesterol in doughnuts is lower.
The glycemic index of cheesecake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Cheesecake commercially prepared.

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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.

Doughnuts

Cheesecake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.9%
Contains more IronIron	+301.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+179.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+27.5%

~equal in Zinc ~0.51mg

~equal in Sodium ~438mg

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.

Doughnuts

Cheesecake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+255.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1292.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1392.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+122.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+411.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3875%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+23.1%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.052mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.028mg	30%
Iron	2.53mg	0.63mg	24%
Phosphorus	260mg	93mg	24%
Folate	92µg	18µg	19%
Vitamin B3	2.91mg	0.195mg	17%
Vitamin A	4µg	159µg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.915g	1.602g	15%
Cholesterol	10mg	55mg	15%
Starch	25.91g		11%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.56mg	10%
Selenium	10.1µg	5.2µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.193mg	8%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.14mg	8%
Copper	0.09mg	0.02mg	8%
Carbs	47.06g	25.5g	7%
Calories	434kcal	321kcal	6%
Saturated fat	11.105g	9.921g	5%
Fiber	1.7g	0.4g	5%
Vitamin K	9.8µg	4.4µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.17µg	5%
Fats	24.93g	22.5g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.571mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	18IU	2%
Choline	37.3mg	45.9mg	2%
Sodium	477mg	438mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	11mg	1%
Calcium	40mg	51mg	1%
Potassium	134mg	90mg	1%
Protein	5.31g	5.5g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	45.36g	25.1g	N/A
Sugar	18.15g	21.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.5mg	0.51mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.052mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	8.544g	8.634g	0%
Tryptophan		0.064mg	0%
Threonine		0.222mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.281mg	0%
Leucine		0.464mg	0%
Lysine		0.372mg	0%
Methionine		0.136mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.258mg	0%
Valine		0.314mg	0%
Histidine		0.133mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.239g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.573g		N/A