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

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Summary of differences between italian bread and pound cake

Italian bread has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, copper, and manganese, while pound cake has more vitamin B12.
Italian bread covers your daily need for selenium, 40% more than pound cake.
Italian bread contains 5 times more folate than pound cake. While italian bread contains 191µg of folate, pound cake contains only 42µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, italian 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.

Italian bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66%
Contains more IronIron	+98.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+354.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+321.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+444%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.5%

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.

Italian bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+173.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+171.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+354.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+349.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	27.2µg	5µg	40%
Folate	191µg	42µg	37%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.173mg	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Saturated fat	0g	4.811g	22%
Iron	2.94mg	1.48mg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	1.615mg	17%
Copper	0.191mg	0.042mg	17%
Fats	3.5g	13.96g	16%
Threonine	0.245mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.11mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	3.419g	14%
Fiber	3.2g	0.6g	10%
Choline	14.6mg	65.6mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Protein	8.8g	5g	8%
Sodium	550mg	377mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	3.02g	6%
Phosphorus	103mg	140mg	5%
Magnesium	27mg	8mg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Zinc	0.86mg	0.43mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Calories	271kcal	353kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.249mg	3%
Calcium	78mg	47mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.485mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.036mg	1%
Potassium	110mg	149mg	1%
Carbs	50.1g	53.64g	1%
Net carbs	46.9g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	3.17g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	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