Pan dulce vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pan dulce and white cake?

Pan dulce is richer than white cake in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, manganese, and copper.
Pan dulce's daily need coverage for selenium is 28% more.
Pan dulce has 30 times more cholesterol than white cake. While pan dulce has 30mg of cholesterol, white cake has only 1mg.
The glycemic index of white cake is lower.

We used Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting 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.

Pan dulce

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+147.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.9%

~equal in Calcium ~90mg

~equal in Potassium ~99mg

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.

Pan dulce

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+194.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+225.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+83.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+248.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+385%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+140%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+156.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	26.2µg	10.7µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.377mg	0.128mg	21%
Iron	2.87mg	1.16mg	21%
Folate	108µg	31µg	19%
Starch	37.8g		16%
Vitamin B3	3.463mg	1.063mg	15%
Protein	9.42g	4.4g	10%
Cholesterol	30mg	1mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.59mg	0.167mg	8%
Manganese	0.46mg	0.277mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.183g	3.897g	8%
Copper	0.121mg	0.067mg	6%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.33mg	5%
Fiber	2.3g	1g	5%
Fructose	4.05g		5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.53g	2.162g	4%
Choline	29.1mg	6mg	4%
Magnesium	24mg	12mg	3%
Phosphorus	94mg	70mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.189mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	4.1µg	2%
Sodium	228mg	284mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	0.06µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.057mg	0.029mg	2%
Carbs	56.38g	63.2g	2%
Fats	11.58g	10.3g	2%
Calories	367kcal	356kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.12mg	1%
Net carbs	54.08g	62.2g	N/A
Calcium	86mg	90mg	0%
Potassium	103mg	99mg	0%
Sugar	12.5g	57.39g	N/A
Trans fat	1.103g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	3.499g	3.692g	0%
Tryptophan		0.054mg	0%
Threonine		0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.199mg	0%
Leucine		0.338mg	0%
Lysine		0.204mg	0%
Methionine		0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.228mg	0%
Valine		0.229mg	0%
Histidine		0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.066g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.21g		N/A