Pound cake vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pound cake and duck meat

Pound cake is richer in folate, while duck meat is higher in selenium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
Duck meat covers your daily selenium needs 27% more than pound cake.
Pound cake has 7 times more folate than duck meat. Pound cake has 42µg of folate, while duck meat has 6µg.
Duck meat is lower in sodium.
Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than duck meat (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Duck meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+478.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.9%
Contains more IronIron	+82.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+440.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+332.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+300%

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

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.2%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+198.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~63µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.174mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	5g	18.99g	28%
Selenium	5µg	20µg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	12.9g	25%
Fats	13.96g	28.35g	22%
Saturated fat	4.811g	9.67g	22%
Copper	0.042mg	0.227mg	21%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	4.825mg	20%
Carbs	53.64g	0g	18%
Iron	1.48mg	2.7mg	15%
Threonine	153mg	0.773mg	14%
Sodium	377mg	59mg	14%
Zinc	0.43mg	1.86mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	1.098mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.18mg	11%
Folate	42µg	6µg	9%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Cholesterol	66mg	84mg	6%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.1µg	4%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.019mg	4%
Calcium	47mg	11mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	3IU	4%
Choline	65.6mg	50.4mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.3µg	3%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	5.1µg	3%
Phosphorus	140mg	156mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	3.65g	2%
Potassium	149mg	204mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.269mg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	16mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	337kcal	1%
Vitamin A	70µg	63µg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.7mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.174mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.232mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.462mg	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