Pound cake vs. Goat cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pound cake and goat cheese?

Pound cake is higher in folate, choline, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, yet goat cheese is higher in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin A.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 79% more.
Pound cake has 21 times more folate than goat cheese. While pound cake has 42µg of folate, goat cheese has only 2µg.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake is lower.
The glycemic index of goat cheese is lower.

We used Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Cheese, goat, semisoft type 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

Goat cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+534%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1242.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+167.9%

~equal in Potassium ~158mg

~equal in Iron ~1.62mg

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

Goat cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+63.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2000%
Contains more CholineCholine	+326%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+481.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+171.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+47.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.811g	20.639g	72%
Copper	0.042mg	0.564mg	58%
Vitamin A	70µg	407µg	37%
Phosphorus	140mg	375mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.676mg	33%
Protein	5g	21.58g	33%
Calcium	47mg	298mg	25%
Fats	13.96g	29.84g	24%
Carbs	53.64g	0.12g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.709g	18%
Threonine	153mg	0.805mg	14%
Folate	42µg	2µg	10%
Choline	65.6mg	15.4mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	6.808g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.072mg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.22µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.19mg	6%
Magnesium	8mg	29mg	5%
Cholesterol	66mg	79mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	1.148mg	3%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.66mg	2%
Sodium	377mg	415mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.5µg	2%
Iron	1.48mg	1.62mg	2%
Selenium	5µg	3.8µg	2%
Vitamin D	34IU	22IU	2%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.06mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	364kcal	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.5µg	1%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.093mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0.12g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	158mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	0.12g	N/A
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.227mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.893mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.549mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.575mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.859mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.485mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.589mg	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