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

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How are french toast and pound cake different?

French toast has more selenium, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat than pound cake.
Daily need coverage for selenium for french toast is 27% higher.
French toast contains 2 times more calcium than pound cake. While french toast contains 100mg of calcium, pound cake contains only 47mg.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
Pound cake has a lower glycemic index (54) than french toast (67).

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties 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.

French toast

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.8%
Contains more IronIron	+12.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+70.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+302%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.3%

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 toast

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.6%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+16.1%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.615mg

~equal in Folate ~42µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	20.1µg	5µg	27%
Cholesterol	116mg	66mg	17%
Threonine	0.305mg	153mg	15%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Carbs	25g	53.64g	10%
Saturated fat	2.723g	4.811g	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Calories	229kcal	353kcal	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	3.419g	6%
Vitamin A	124µg	70µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.249mg	6%
Fats	10.8g	13.96g	5%
Protein	7.7g	5g	5%
Calcium	100mg	47mg	5%
Sodium	479mg	377mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	3.02g	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.173mg	3%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.036mg	3%
Phosphorus	117mg	140mg	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.43mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.36µg	2%
Fiber		0.6g	2%
Iron	1.67mg	1.48mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	8mg	2%
Copper	0.058mg	0.042mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	1.615mg	0%
Folate	43µg	42µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	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