Piña colada vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between piña colada and pound cake?

Piña colada is higher in manganese, yet pound cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Pound cake's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 22% more.
Piña colada has 5 times more manganese than pound cake. While piña colada has 0.528mg of manganese, pound cake has only 0.11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in piña colada is lower.
The glycemic index of piña colada is lower.

We used Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe 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.

Piña colada

Pound cake

Contains more CopperCopper	+88.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+380%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+487.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109.9%
Contains more IronIron	+604.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+230.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+614.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

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.

Piña colada

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+496.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1364.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1268.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+695.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.033g	3.419g	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Fats	1.88g	13.96g	19%
Phosphorus	7mg	140mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.249mg	18%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.11mg	18%
Sodium	6mg	377mg	16%
Iron	0.21mg	1.48mg	16%
Threonine		153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Saturated fat	1.636g	4.811g	14%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.173mg	12%
Carbs	22.66g	53.64g	10%
Calories	174kcal	353kcal	9%
Vitamin B3	0.118mg	1.615mg	9%
Protein	0.42g	5g	9%
Selenium	0.7µg	5µg	8%
Folate	12µg	42µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.061mg	0.485mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	3.02g	7%
Vitamin C	4.9mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Calcium	8mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Copper	0.079mg	0.042mg	4%
Zinc	0.13mg	0.43mg	3%
Potassium	71mg	149mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.045mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.7µg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0.6g	1%
Net carbs	22.36g	53.04g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	22.33g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.204mg	0%
Leucine		0.397mg	0%
Lysine		0.198mg	0%
Methionine		0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.239mg	0%
Valine		0.249mg	0%
Histidine		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