Hush puppies vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hush puppies and doughnuts different?

Hush puppies are richer in calcium, vitamin K, selenium, iron, and protein, while doughnuts are higher in fats and phosphorus.
Doughnuts cover your daily need for saturated fat 45% more than hush puppies.
Hush puppies contain 7 times more calcium than doughnuts. Hush puppies contain 278mg of calcium, while doughnuts contain 40mg.
Doughnuts are lower in cholesterol.

Hush puppies, prepared from recipe and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hush puppies

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+595%
Contains more IronIron	+20.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.4%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hush puppies

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+925%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.301mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.91mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.377mg

~equal in Folate ~92µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.108g	11.105g	41%
Calcium	278mg	40mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.219g	3.915g	22%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Fats	13.5g	24.93g	18%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	3.263g	8.544g	13%
Cholesterol	45mg	10mg	12%
Vitamin K	23.6µg	9.8µg	12%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Phosphorus	189mg	260mg	10%
Selenium	15.8µg	10.1µg	10%
Sodium	668mg	477mg	8%
Iron	3.04mg	2.53mg	6%
Calories	337kcal	434kcal	5%
Protein	7.7g	5.31g	5%
Vitamin E	1.26mg	1.99mg	5%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.333mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.19µg	0.06µg	5%
Fiber	2.8g	1.7g	4%
Vitamin A	41µg	4µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.102mg	0.05mg	4%
Copper	0.066mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.352mg	0.39mg	3%
Magnesium	24mg	17mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.301mg	2%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.782mg	2.91mg	1%
Folate	89µg	92µg	1%
Choline	32.7mg	37.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	438kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	1.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	45.36g	N/A
Carbs	46g	47.06g	0%
Potassium	144mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	2.03g	18.15g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.357mg	0.377mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.082mg		0%
Threonine	0.279mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.321mg		0%
Leucine	0.71mg		0%
Lysine	0.31mg		0%
Methionine	0.169mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.382mg		0%
Valine	0.388mg		0%
Histidine	0.197mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A