Pound cake vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pound cake and chocolate cake

Pound cake is higher in vitamin B12; however, chocolate cake is richer in copper, selenium, choline, manganese, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat.
Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for copper is 18% higher.
Pound cake has 2 times more vitamin B12 than chocolate cake. While pound cake has 0.36µg of vitamin B12, chocolate cake has only 0.16µg.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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

Chocolate cake

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+32.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+392.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+154.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Iron ~1.61mg

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+95.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.042mg	0.207mg	18%
Threonine	153mg	0.202mg	15%
Selenium	5µg	11.9µg	13%
Choline	65.6mg	128.4mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.16µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	6.039g	8%
Vitamin A	70µg		8%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.28mg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Magnesium	8mg	32mg	6%
Phosphorus	140mg	106mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.304mg	4%
Fiber	0.6g	1.6g	4%
Folate	42µg	27µg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	2.761g	4%
Sodium	377mg	315mg	3%
Saturated fat	4.811g	5.43g	3%
Cholesterol	66mg	58mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.141mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.213mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	1.137mg	3%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.69mg	2%
Iron	1.48mg	1.61mg	2%
Fats	13.96g	15.1g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Calories	353kcal	371kcal	1%
Protein	5g	5.3g	1%
Calcium	47mg	60mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Carbs	53.64g	53.4g	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	51.8g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.068mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.12mg	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