Oat bread vs. Yellow cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oat bread and yellow cake?

Oat bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and iron, yet yellow cake is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
Oat bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 44% more.
Oat bread has 12 times more vitamin B1 than yellow cake. While oat bread has 0.504mg of vitamin B1, yellow cake has only 0.043mg.
The amount of saturated fat in oat bread is lower.

We used Bread, oat bran and Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.

Oat bread

Yellow cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.1%
Contains more IronIron	+53.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+408.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~138mg

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.

Oat bread

Yellow cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1072.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+272%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+503.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+252.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+268.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+922.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1991.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~17.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	30µg	5.9µg	44%
Vitamin B1	0.504mg	0.043mg	38%
Vitamin E	0.44mg	4.5mg	27%
Vitamin B3	4.831mg	0.8mg	25%
Manganese	0.779mg	0.222mg	24%
Saturated fat	0.697g	5.793g	23%
Fats	4.4g	17.75g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.694g	4.728g	20%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	25.1µg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.346mg	0.093mg	19%
Folate	81µg	22µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.59g	7.214g	14%
Protein	10.4g	3.16g	14%
Iron	3.12mg	2.03mg	14%
Fiber	4.5g	1.5g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.165mg	8%
Calories	236kcal	379kcal	7%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0mg	6%
Carbs	39.8g	55.36g	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	16mg	5%
Magnesium	35mg	20mg	4%
Starch		8.55g	4%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.42mg	4%
Calcium	65mg	32mg	3%
Copper	0.135mg	0.159mg	3%
Sodium	353mg	310mg	2%
Potassium	147mg	187mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	6IU	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	7µg	1%
Net carbs	35.3g	53.86g	N/A
Sugar	7.7g	39.22g	N/A
Phosphorus	141mg	138mg	0%
Trans fat		1.313g	N/A
Choline	18.7mg	17.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.131mg		0%
Threonine	0.299mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.399mg		0%
Leucine	0.733mg		0%
Lysine	0.297mg		0%
Methionine	0.179mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.518mg		0%
Valine	0.461mg		0%
Histidine	0.225mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.474g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.999g	N/A