Pound cake vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pound cake and cheesecake?

Pound cake is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and folate, yet cheesecake is higher in vitamin A.
Cheesecake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 26% more.
Pound cake has 8 times more vitamin B3 than cheesecake. While pound cake has 1.615mg of vitamin B3, cheesecake has only 0.195mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake is lower.

We used Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Cheesecake commercially prepared types 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.

Pound cake

Cheesecake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.6%
Contains more IronIron	+134.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.3%

~equal in Calcium ~51mg

~equal in Selenium ~5.2µg

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

Cheesecake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+517.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+728.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+158.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.811g	9.921g	23%
Threonine	153mg	0.222mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	8.634g	14%
Fats	13.96g	22.5g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	1.602g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.028mg	12%
Iron	1.48mg	0.63mg	11%
Vitamin A	70µg	159µg	10%
Carbs	53.64g	25.5g	9%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.195mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.17µg	8%
Phosphorus	140mg	93mg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Folate	42µg	18µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.193mg	4%
Choline	65.6mg	45.9mg	4%
Cholesterol	66mg	55mg	4%
Sodium	377mg	438mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	4.4µg	2%
Calories	353kcal	321kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.571mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.5µg	2%
Copper	0.042mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin D	34IU	18IU	2%
Potassium	149mg	90mg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	11mg	1%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.56mg	1%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.51mg	1%
Protein	5g	5.5g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.052mg	1%
Fiber	0.6g	0.4g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	25.1g	N/A
Calcium	47mg	51mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	21.8g	N/A
Selenium	5µg	5.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.064mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.281mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.464mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.372mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.136mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.258mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.314mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.133mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.005g	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