Ground beef vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and pound cake

Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron; however, pound cake is higher in vitamin B1 and folate.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 14 times less zinc than ground beef. Ground beef contains 5.84mg of zinc, while pound cake contains 0.43mg.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.

Ground beef

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.7%
Contains more IronIron	+53.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1258.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+282%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.2%

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.

Ground beef

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+149.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+763.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+591.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+239.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	0.36µg	89%
Zinc	5.84mg	0.43mg	49%
Protein	23.87g	5g	38%
Selenium	19.1µg	5µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.036mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	3.419g	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	1.615mg	15%
Threonine	0.923mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	73mg	377mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	3.02g	11%
Iron	2.27mg	1.48mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.173mg	10%
Folate	7µg	42µg	9%
Cholesterol	88mg	66mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	3µg	70µg	7%
Saturated fat	6.073g	4.811g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.249mg	6%
Calories	241kcal	353kcal	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.65mg	4%
Phosphorus	166mg	140mg	4%
Copper	0.079mg	0.042mg	4%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D	2IU	34IU	4%
Potassium	241mg	149mg	3%
Magnesium	17mg	8mg	2%
Fats	15.37g	13.96g	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	1.7µg	1%
Calcium	33mg	47mg	1%
Choline	73.2mg	65.6mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.485mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	1.173g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	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	0.008g	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