Pound cake vs. Crème caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pound cake and crème caramel

Pound cake has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus; however, crème caramel has more selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pound cake is 15% higher.
Crème caramel has 20 times less vitamin B3 than pound cake. Pound cake has 1.615mg of vitamin B3, while crème caramel has 0.082mg.
Crème caramel is lower in sodium.
Crème caramel has a higher glycemic index than pound cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe.

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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

Crème caramel

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.3%
Contains more IronIron	+289.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1000%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+76.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74%

~equal in Zinc ~0.47mg

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

Crème caramel

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+182.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+440.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1869.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.514mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.36µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.392g	20%
Fats	13.96g	4.03g	15%
Threonine	153mg		15%
Saturated fat	4.811g	1.799g	14%
Sodium	377mg	53mg	14%
Iron	1.48mg	0.38mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.032mg	12%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Calories	353kcal	145kcal	10%
Carbs	53.64g	22.78g	10%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.082mg	10%
Folate	42µg	9µg	8%
Cholesterol	66mg	90mg	8%
Selenium	5µg	8.7µg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Phosphorus	140mg	96mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	1.266g	4%
Calcium	47mg	83mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.01mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU		4%
Vitamin A	70µg	46µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.21mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Copper	0.042mg	0.028mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.044mg	1%
Protein	5g	4.53g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.514mg	1%
Potassium	149mg	118mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	22.78g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	9mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	23.15g	N/A
Zinc	0.43mg	0.47mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.36µg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg		0%
Leucine	0.397mg		0%
Lysine	0.198mg		0%
Methionine	0.117mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg		0%
Valine	0.249mg		0%
Histidine	0.117mg		0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.007g	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