Filo vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are filo and pound cake different?

Filo is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, and folate, while pound cake is higher in vitamin B12 and choline.
Filo covers your daily need for selenium, 33% more than pound cake.
Filo contains 4 times more manganese than pound cake. Filo contains 0.476mg of manganese, while pound cake contains 0.11mg.
Filo is lower in saturated fat.
Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than filo (38).

Phyllo dough and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Filo

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+116.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+140.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+332.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+366%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%

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.

Filo

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+212.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+152.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+47.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+109.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+712.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+850.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	23.3µg	5µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.541mg	0.173mg	31%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Iron	3.21mg	1.48mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.923g	3.419g	17%
Manganese	0.476mg	0.11mg	16%
Vitamin B3	4.073mg	1.615mg	15%
Saturated fat	1.47g	4.811g	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Threonine	0.194mg	153mg	15%
Folate	88µg	42µg	12%
Fats	6g	13.96g	12%
Choline	6.9mg	65.6mg	11%
Phosphorus	75mg	140mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Copper	0.101mg	0.042mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.341mg	0.249mg	7%
Sodium	483mg	377mg	5%
Fiber	1.9g	0.6g	5%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Calcium	11mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.302mg	0.485mg	4%
Protein	7.1g	5g	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Calories	299kcal	353kcal	3%
Potassium	74mg	149mg	2%
Magnesium	15mg	8mg	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.43mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	1.7µg	1%
Carbs	52.6g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	50.7g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0.18g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	3.149g	3.02g	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.246mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.49mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.158mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.126mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.359mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A