Popovers vs. Yellow cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are popovers and yellow cake different?

Popovers are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B5; however, yellow cake is richer in phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for selenium for popovers is 58% higher.
Popovers contain 10 times more vitamin B1 than yellow cake. While popovers contain 0.43mg of vitamin B1, yellow cake contains only 0.043mg.
Yellow cake has less sodium.

Popovers, dry mix, enriched and Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.

Popovers

Yellow cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+109.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+233.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+537.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.8%

~equal in Calcium ~32mg

~equal in Copper ~0.159mg

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.

Popovers

Yellow cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+322.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+559.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.6µg	5.9µg	58%
Vitamin B1	0.43mg	0.043mg	32%
Folate	145µg	22µg	31%
Vitamin E		4.5mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.823g	4.728g	26%
Sodium	906mg	310mg	26%
Manganese	0.741mg	0.222mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.983g	5.793g	22%
Fats	4.3g	17.75g	21%
Vitamin K		25.1µg	21%
Vitamin B3	3.378mg	0.8mg	16%
Protein	10.4g	3.16g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.984g	7.214g	13%
Iron	2.97mg	2.03mg	12%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.48mg	0.165mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	16mg	5%
Phosphorus	100mg	138mg	5%
Carbs	71g	55.36g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.147mg	0.093mg	4%
Starch		8.55g	4%
Zinc	0.88mg	0.42mg	4%
Potassium	100mg	187mg	3%
Choline		17.4mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin D		6IU	1%
Magnesium	25mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Copper	0.171mg	0.159mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Calories	371kcal	379kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	71g	53.86g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	32mg	0%
Sugar		39.22g	N/A
Trans fat		1.313g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.123mg		0%
Threonine	0.293mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg		0%
Leucine	0.747mg		0%
Lysine	0.249mg		0%
Methionine	0.191mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.517mg		0%
Valine	0.458mg		0%
Histidine	0.229mg		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