Doughnuts vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between doughnuts and white cake

The amount of phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and choline in doughnuts is higher than in white cake.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 36% more than white cake.
White cake has 17 times less vitamin E than doughnuts. Doughnuts have 1.99mg of vitamin E, while white cake has 0.12mg.
White cake contains less saturated fat.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of doughnuts is 75, while the glycemic index of white cake is 42.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.4%
Contains more IronIron	+118.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.5%

~equal in Selenium ~10.7µg

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1558.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+204.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+173.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+139%
Contains more FolateFolate	+196.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+521.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.06µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.105g	3.897g	33%
Phosphorus	260mg	70mg	27%
Fats	24.93g	10.3g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.128mg	22%
Iron	2.53mg	1.16mg	17%
Folate	92µg	31µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.915g	2.162g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	8.544g	3.692g	12%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.12mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.91mg	1.063mg	12%
Starch	25.91g		11%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.189mg	9%
Sodium	477mg	284mg	8%
Choline	37.3mg	6mg	6%
Vitamin K	9.8µg	4.1µg	5%
Carbs	47.06g	63.2g	5%
Calcium	40mg	90mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.167mg	4%
Calories	434kcal	356kcal	4%
Copper	0.09mg	0.067mg	3%
Fiber	1.7g	1g	3%
Cholesterol	10mg	1mg	3%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.277mg	2%
Protein	5.31g	4.4g	2%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.33mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.029mg	2%
Vitamin A	4µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Selenium	10.1µg	10.7µg	1%
Potassium	134mg	99mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	45.36g	62.2g	N/A
Sugar	18.15g	57.39g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.06µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.054mg	0%
Threonine		0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.199mg	0%
Leucine		0.338mg	0%
Lysine		0.204mg	0%
Methionine		0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.228mg	0%
Valine		0.229mg	0%
Histidine		0.099mg	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