Marble cake vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marble cake and pound cake?

Marble cake is higher in phosphorus, copper, and fiber, yet pound cake is higher in vitamin B12, choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Pound cake's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 22% more.
Marble cake has 5 times more fiber than pound cake. While marble cake has 2.9g of fiber, pound cake has only 0.6g.
The amount of sodium in pound cake is lower.

We used Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types 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.

Marble cake

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+61.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+221.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.3%

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

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.

Marble cake

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+64.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+91.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+405.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1357.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.615mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Phosphorus	275mg	140mg	19%
Threonine	0.105mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Choline	4.5mg	65.6mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.45g	4.811g	11%
Copper	0.135mg	0.042mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.249mg	9%
Carbs	79.5g	53.64g	9%
Fiber	2.9g	0.6g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.096mg	0.485mg	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Sodium	519mg	377mg	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Selenium	2.6µg	5µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.75g	3.02g	4%
Calories	416kcal	353kcal	3%
Calcium	76mg	47mg	3%
Fats	11.7g	13.96g	3%
Protein	3.4g	5g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.779g	3.419g	2%
Iron	1.62mg	1.48mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	8mg	2%
Folate	36µg	42µg	2%
Caffeine	7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.7µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.025mg	0.036mg	1%
Manganese	0.139mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.65mg	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.43mg	1%
Potassium	123mg	149mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.173mg	1%
Net carbs	76.6g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	35.71g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.546mg	1.615mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.22mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.049mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.158mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.164mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.065mg	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