Pound cake vs. Coffeecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pound cake and coffeecake

Pound cake has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, while coffeecake has more selenium and monounsaturated fat.
Coffeecake covers your daily need for selenium, 15% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than coffeecake. While pound cake contains 1.615mg of vitamin B3, coffeecake contains only 0.682mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pound cake is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Coffeecake, cheese.

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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

Coffeecake

Contains more IronIron	+131.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+94%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+166%

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

Coffeecake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.1%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.34µg

~equal in Folate ~39µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Threonine	153mg	0.26mg	15%
Selenium	5µg	13.3µg	15%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	1.645g	12%
Iron	1.48mg	0.64mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.125mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	7.129g	10%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Phosphorus	140mg	101mg	6%
Cholesterol	66mg	85mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.682mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.105mg	6%
Potassium	149mg	289mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Vitamin D	34IU		4%
Protein	5g	7g	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Saturated fat	4.811g	5.391g	3%
Carbs	53.64g	44.3g	3%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.172mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.4mg	2%
Vitamin A	70µg	86µg	2%
Sodium	377mg	339mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	1g	2%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Fats	13.96g	15.2g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.058mg	2%
Folate	42µg	39µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Calories	353kcal	339kcal	1%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.34µg	1%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.59mg	1%
Copper	0.042mg	0.052mg	1%
Calcium	47mg	59mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g		N/A
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.076mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.326mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.568mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.401mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.144mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.352mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.361mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.186mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.006g	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