Doughnuts vs. Marble cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between doughnuts and marble cake

Doughnuts are higher than marble cake in vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, and choline.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than marble cake.
Doughnuts contain 8 times more choline than marble cake. While doughnuts contain 37.3mg of choline, marble cake contains only 4.5mg.
The amount of saturated fat in marble cake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix.

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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

Marble cake

Contains more IronIron	+56.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+288.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~123mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~275mg

~equal in Sodium ~519mg

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

Marble cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+292.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250%
Contains more FolateFolate	+155.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+728.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.105g	2.45g	39%
Fats	24.93g	11.7g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.181mg	17%
Selenium	10.1µg	2.6µg	14%
Folate	92µg	36µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.13mg	13%
Starch	25.91g		11%
Carbs	47.06g	79.5g	11%
Iron	2.53mg	1.62mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.91mg	1.546mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	8.544g	4.75g	9%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.139mg	8%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.85mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.096mg	6%
Choline	37.3mg	4.5mg	6%
Vitamin K	9.8µg	2.8µg	6%
Copper	0.09mg	0.135mg	5%
Fiber	1.7g	2.9g	5%
Calcium	40mg	76mg	4%
Protein	5.31g	3.4g	4%
Cholesterol	10mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Phosphorus	260mg	275mg	2%
Sodium	477mg	519mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.025mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.915g	3.779g	1%
Calories	434kcal	416kcal	1%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.35mg	1%
Net carbs	45.36g	76.6g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	134mg	123mg	0%
Sugar	18.15g	35.71g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.049mg	0%
Threonine		0.105mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.127mg	0%
Leucine		0.22mg	0%
Lysine		0.133mg	0%
Methionine		0.049mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.158mg	0%
Valine		0.164mg	0%
Histidine		0.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	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