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Pound cake vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pound cake and groat different?

  • Groat is higher than pound cake in copper, magnesium, manganese, fiber, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Groat covers your daily need for copper, 118% more than pound cake.

Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Buckwheat types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 13% 56% 14% 12% 60% 49% 14% 27%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2787.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +208.7%
Contains more IronIron +48.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2519%
Contains more ZincZinc +458.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 23% 13% 12% 43% 57% 30% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 32% 36%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +483.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pound cake Groat DV% diff.
Copper 0.042mg 1.1mg 118%
Magnesium 8mg 231mg 53%
Manganese 0.11mg 1.3mg 52%
Fiber 0.6g 10g 38%
Vitamin B3 1.615mg 7.02mg 34%
Phosphorus 140mg 347mg 30%
Cholesterol 66mg 0mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.811g 0.741g 19%
Zinc 0.43mg 2.4mg 18%
Protein 5g 13.25g 17%
Sodium 377mg 1mg 16%
Fats 13.96g 3.4g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.419g 1.039g 16%
Threonine 153mg 0.506mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 1.233mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.249mg 0.425mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.21mg 13%
Choline 65.6mg 12%
Potassium 149mg 460mg 9%
Iron 1.48mg 2.2mg 9%
Vitamin A 70µg 0µg 8%
Starch 17.36g 7%
Carbs 53.64g 71.5g 6%
Selenium 5µg 8.3µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.101mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.02g 1.04g 5%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 0IU 4%
Folate 42µg 30µg 3%
Calcium 47mg 18mg 3%
Calories 353kcal 343kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 53.04g 61.5g N/A
Sugar 33.36g N/A
Trans fat 0.192g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.204mg 0.498mg 0%
Leucine 0.397mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.672mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.172mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.309mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 54% 26%
Protein: 5 g
Fats: 13.96 g
Carbs: 53.64 g
Water: 25.87 g
Other: 1.53 g
Groat
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13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +310.6%
Contains more WaterWater +165.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +165%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 27% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.811 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.419 g
Groat
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26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pound cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172704/nutrients
  2. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.