Pecan pie vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pecan pie and pound cake

Pecan pie has more manganese, copper, selenium, and zinc; however, pound cake is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Pecan pie covers your daily manganese needs 26% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 5 times less copper than pecan pie. Pecan pie contains 0.211mg of copper, while pound cake contains 0.042mg.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe 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.

Pecan pie

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CopperCopper	+402.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+547.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+140%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48.9%

~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.

Pecan pie

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+61.5%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.712mg	0.11mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	3.02g	20%
Copper	0.211mg	0.042mg	19%
Threonine	0.189mg	153mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	3.419g	15%
Fats	22.2g	13.96g	13%
Selenium	12µg	5µg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.36µg	8%
Cholesterol	87mg	66mg	7%
Phosphorus	94mg	140mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	1.615mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.249mg	5%
Sodium	262mg	377mg	5%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.43mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Saturated fat	3.989g	4.811g	4%
Folate	26µg	42µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Calories	412kcal	353kcal	3%
Calcium	32mg	47mg	2%
Fiber		0.6g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.036mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.173mg	1%
Vitamin A	82µg	70µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein	4.9g	5g	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	52.2g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	149mg	0%
Iron	1.48mg	1.48mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.485mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	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