Pork chop vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork chop and pound cake

Pork chop is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5, while pound cake is higher in folate.
Pork chop covers your daily selenium needs 57% more than pound cake.
Pork chop has 14 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. Pork chop has 0.489mg of vitamin B6, while pound cake has 0.036mg.
Pork chop is lower in sodium.
Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than pork chop (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.

Pork chop

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+632.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+628%

Contains more IronIron	+70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1000%

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.

Pork chop

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+390.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+83.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+209.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~65.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.4µg	5µg	57%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	1.615mg	39%
Protein	23.72g	5g	37%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.036mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.173mg	26%
Zinc	3.15mg	0.43mg	25%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	1.043mg	153mg	14%
Phosphorus	241mg	140mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.36µg	13%
Sodium	74mg	377mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.485mg	12%
Folate	0µg	42µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	3.419g	10%
Iron	0.87mg	1.48mg	8%
Vitamin A	4µg	70µg	7%
Copper	0.105mg	0.042mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Calories	231kcal	353kcal	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	3.02g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.249mg	5%
Potassium	315mg	149mg	5%
Cholesterol	78mg	66mg	4%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.65mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	8mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Saturated fat	4.339g	4.811g	2%
Vitamin D	40IU	34IU	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.7µg	1%
Fats	14.35g	13.96g	1%
Calcium	56mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.8µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0.066g	0.192g	N/A
Choline	67.5mg	65.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g	0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g	2.895g	N/A