Pound cake vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and butter

Pound cake has more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 228% more than pound cake.
Butter contains 74 times less iron than pound cake. Pound cake contains 1.48mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
Butter has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Pound cake

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+95.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+520.8%
Contains more IronIron	+7300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+162.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+377.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+483.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.1%

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.

Pound cake

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+632.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3745.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+248.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+877.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+256.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+311.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.811g	50.489g	208%
Fats	13.96g	81.11g	103%
Vitamin A	70µg	684µg	68%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	23.43g	51%
Cholesterol	66mg	215mg	50%
Calories	353kcal	717kcal	18%
Carbs	53.64g	0.06g	18%
Iron	1.48mg	0.02mg	18%
Phosphorus	140mg	24mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.034mg	17%
Sodium	377mg	11mg	16%
Threonine	153mg	0.038mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.005mg	14%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	2.32mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.042mg	10%
Folate	42µg	3µg	10%
Choline	65.6mg	18.8mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.11mg	8%
Protein	5g	0.85g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.17µg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Selenium	5µg	1µg	7%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.004mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Potassium	149mg	24mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	0IU	4%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	7µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	3.01g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.003mg	3%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.09mg	3%
Copper	0.042mg	0.016mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Calcium	47mg	24mg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	0.06g	N/A
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.012mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.023mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0g	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	2.166g	N/A