Pot roast vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pot roast and pound cake

Pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron, while pound cake has more vitamin B1.
Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 74% more than pound cake.
Pot roast contains 15 times more zinc than pound cake. While pot roast contains 6.66mg of zinc, pound cake contains only 0.43mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pound cake is lower.
Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of pound cake is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Pot roast

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55%
Contains more IronIron	+63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1448.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+440%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.8%
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.

Pot roast

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+686.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+491.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+68%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	0.36µg	74%
Zinc	6.66mg	0.43mg	57%
Protein	28.94g	5g	48%
Selenium	27µg	5µg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.036mg	19%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	3.419g	18%
Cholesterol	116mg	66mg	17%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	1.615mg	16%
Sodium	47mg	377mg	14%
Threonine	1.156mg	153mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	3.02g	13%
Saturated fat	7.548g	4.811g	12%
Iron	2.42mg	1.48mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.173mg	10%
Choline	110.2mg	65.6mg	8%
Folate	9µg	42µg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Fats	19.17g	13.96g	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.249mg	6%
Copper	0.099mg	0.042mg	6%
Phosphorus	174mg	140mg	5%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.11mg	4%
Calories	297kcal	353kcal	3%
Calcium	16mg	47mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.8µg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin D	8IU	34IU	3%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.485mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Potassium	231mg	149mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.65mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	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