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

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How are oatmeal bread and pound cake different?

Oatmeal bread is higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, and vitamin B3; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for manganese for oatmeal bread is 36% higher.
Oatmeal bread contains 7 times more fiber than pound cake. While oatmeal bread contains 4g of fiber, pound cake contains only 0.6g.
Oatmeal bread has less saturated fat.
Pound cake has a lower glycemic index (54) than oatmeal bread (65).

Bread, oatmeal and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties used 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.

Oatmeal bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+362.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.4%
Contains more IronIron	+82.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+397.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+754.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+392%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.7%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

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.

Oatmeal bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+47.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+250.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.94mg	0.11mg	36%
Selenium	24.6µg	5µg	36%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Copper	0.209mg	0.042mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.399mg	0.173mg	19%
Saturated fat	0.703g	4.811g	19%
Fats	4.4g	13.96g	15%
Threonine	0.247mg	153mg	15%
Iron	2.7mg	1.48mg	15%
Fiber	4g	0.6g	14%
Vitamin B12	0.03µg	0.36µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	3.419g	11%
Vitamin B3	3.136mg	1.615mg	10%
Choline	18.7mg	65.6mg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	5µg	70µg	7%
Magnesium	37mg	8mg	7%
Protein	8.4g	5g	7%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.43mg	5%
Folate	62µg	42µg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.578g	3.02g	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Calories	269kcal	353kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.341mg	0.485mg	3%
Sodium	447mg	377mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.068mg	0.036mg	2%
Phosphorus	126mg	140mg	2%
Calcium	66mg	47mg	2%
Carbs	48.5g	53.64g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.249mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.48mg	0.65mg	1%
Net carbs	44.5g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	142mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	8.14g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.5µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.325mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.608mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.27mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.414mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.393mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.186mg	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