French bread vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between french bread and pound cake

French bread is richer in selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and manganese, while pound cake is higher in vitamin B12.
French bread covers your daily selenium needs 45% more than pound cake.
French bread has 5 times more manganese than pound cake. French bread has 0.573mg of manganese, while pound cake has 0.11mg.
Pound cake is lower in sodium.
French bread has a higher glycemic index (78) than pound cake (54).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) 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.

French bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+287.5%
Contains more IronIron	+161.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+144.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+420.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+494%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.6%

~equal in Calcium ~47mg

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

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.

French bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+233.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+242.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+240%
Contains more CholineCholine	+274.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	29.7µg	5µg	45%
Iron	3.87mg	1.48mg	30%
Folate	140µg	42µg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	1.615mg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.173mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.502g	4.811g	20%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.11mg	20%
Fats	2.14g	13.96g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	3.419g	17%
Protein	13g	5g	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Sodium	720mg	377mg	15%
Threonine	0.316mg	153mg	15%
Copper	0.15mg	0.042mg	12%
Fiber	3.1g	0.6g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.249mg	9%
Choline	17.5mg	65.6mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	3.02g	7%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.43mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.036mg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	8mg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.65mg	3%
Carbs	61.93g	53.64g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.485mg	3%
Calories	319kcal	353kcal	2%
Phosphorus	126mg	140mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	53.04g	N/A
Calcium	47mg	47mg	0%
Potassium	140mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	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	0.05g	0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A