Focaccia vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between focaccia and pound cake

Focaccia has more vitamin B1, folate, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, and manganese, while pound cake has more vitamin B12 and choline.
Focaccia covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 25% more than pound cake.
Focaccia contains 3 times more manganese than pound cake. While focaccia contains 0.364mg of manganese, pound cake contains only 0.11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in focaccia is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Focaccia

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more IronIron	+113.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+209.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+230.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+218%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~140mg

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.

Focaccia

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+127.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+213.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+235.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+228.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+2162.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.47mg	0.173mg	25%
Folate	138µg	42µg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Iron	3.16mg	1.48mg	21%
Selenium	15.9µg	5µg	20%
Saturated fat	0.877g	4.811g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.994g	3.419g	16%
Threonine		153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.67mg	1.615mg	13%
Choline	2.9mg	65.6mg	11%
Manganese	0.364mg	0.11mg	11%
Fats	7.89g	13.96g	9%
Protein	8.77g	5g	8%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.43mg	8%
Sodium	561mg	377mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.67g	3.02g	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Carbs	35.82g	53.64g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.113mg	0.036mg	6%
Calories	249kcal	353kcal	5%
Vitamin E	1.42mg	0.65mg	5%
Copper	0.091mg	0.042mg	5%
Fiber	1.8g	0.6g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.249mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.485mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	1.7µg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	8mg	3%
Phosphorus	128mg	140mg	2%
Potassium	114mg	149mg	1%
Calcium	35mg	47mg	1%
Net carbs	34.02g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	1.75g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.204mg	0%
Leucine		0.397mg	0%
Lysine		0.198mg	0%
Methionine		0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.239mg	0%
Valine		0.249mg	0%
Histidine		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