Doughnuts vs. Hush puppies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are doughnuts and hush puppies different?

Doughnuts are richer in phosphorus, while hush puppies are higher in calcium, vitamin K, selenium, iron, and vitamin B12.
Doughnuts cover your daily need for saturated fat, 45% more than hush puppies.
Doughnuts contain 2 times more vitamin E than hush puppies. Doughnuts contain 1.99mg of vitamin E, while hush puppies contain 1.26mg.
Hush puppies are lower in saturated fat.

Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Hush puppies, 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.

Doughnuts

Hush puppies

Contains more CopperCopper	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+595%
Contains more IronIron	+20.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.4%

~equal in Potassium ~144mg

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

Hush puppies

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+14.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+925%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.352mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.782mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.357mg

~equal in Folate ~89µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.105g	2.108g	41%
Calcium	40mg	278mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.915g	7.219g	22%
Fats	24.93g	13.5g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.544g	3.263g	13%
Cholesterol	10mg	45mg	12%
Vitamin K	9.8µg	23.6µg	12%
Starch	25.91g		11%
Phosphorus	260mg	189mg	10%
Selenium	10.1µg	15.8µg	10%
Sodium	477mg	668mg	8%
Iron	2.53mg	3.04mg	6%
Calories	434kcal	337kcal	5%
Protein	5.31g	7.7g	5%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.22mg	5%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	1.26mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.19µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.102mg	4%
Vitamin A	4µg	41µg	4%
Fiber	1.7g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.352mg	3%
Copper	0.09mg	0.066mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.332mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	24mg	2%
Folate	92µg	89µg	1%
Choline	37.3mg	32.7mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.91mg	2.782mg	1%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.66mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Carbs	47.06g	46g	0%
Net carbs	45.36g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	144mg	0%
Sugar	18.15g	2.03g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.357mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.082mg	0%
Threonine		0.279mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.321mg	0%
Leucine		0.71mg	0%
Lysine		0.31mg	0%
Methionine		0.169mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.382mg	0%
Valine		0.388mg	0%
Histidine		0.197mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.004g	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