Pound cake vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pound cake and blue cheese

Pound cake has more iron and vitamin B1; however, blue cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for blue cheese is 69% higher.
Blue cheese has 6 times less vitamin B1 than pound cake. Pound cake has 0.173mg of vitamin B1, while blue cheese has 0.029mg.
Pound cake is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Cheese, blue.

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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

Blue cheese

Contains more IronIron	+377.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1023.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+518.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+176.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190%

~equal in Copper ~0.04mg

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

Blue cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+160%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+496.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+326%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+256.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+361.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+238.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.811g	18.669g	63%
Calcium	47mg	528mg	48%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	1.22µg	36%
Phosphorus	140mg	387mg	35%
Sodium	377mg	1146mg	33%
Protein	5g	21.4g	33%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	1.729mg	25%
Fats	13.96g	28.74g	23%
Zinc	0.43mg	2.66mg	20%
Carbs	53.64g	2.34g	17%
Selenium	5µg	14.5µg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.8g	17%
Iron	1.48mg	0.31mg	15%
Vitamin A	70µg	198µg	14%
Threonine	153mg	0.785mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	7.778g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.029mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.166mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.382mg	10%
Choline	65.6mg	15.4mg	9%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.009mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	1.016mg	4%
Magnesium	8mg	23mg	4%
Cholesterol	66mg	75mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.25mg	3%
Potassium	149mg	256mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.5µg	2%
Vitamin D	34IU	21IU	2%
Folate	42µg	36µg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.4µg	1%
Calories	353kcal	353kcal	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	2.34g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	0.5g	N/A
Copper	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.312mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	1.124mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.852mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	1.087mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.556mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.758mg	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		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		N/A