Pound cake vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and ground beef

Pound cake has more vitamin B1 and folate; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than pound cake.
Ground beef contains 6 times less folate than pound cake. Pound cake contains 42µg of folate, while ground beef contains 7µg.
Ground beef has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1122.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.7%
Contains more IronIron	+53.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1258.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+282%

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+239.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+149.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+763.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+591.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.512mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	2.49µg	89%
Zinc	0.43mg	5.84mg	49%
Protein	5g	23.87g	38%
Selenium	5µg	19.1µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.311mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.408g	20%
Carbs	53.64g	0g	18%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	4.026mg	15%
Threonine	153mg	0.923mg	14%
Sodium	377mg	73mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	7.322g	11%
Iron	1.48mg	2.27mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.051mg	10%
Folate	42µg	7µg	9%
Cholesterol	66mg	88mg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin A	70µg	3µg	7%
Saturated fat	4.811g	6.073g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.171mg	6%
Calories	353kcal	241kcal	6%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.12mg	4%
Phosphorus	140mg	166mg	4%
Copper	0.042mg	0.079mg	4%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.009mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	2IU	4%
Potassium	149mg	241mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	17mg	2%
Fats	13.96g	15.37g	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.9µg	1%
Calcium	47mg	33mg	1%
Choline	65.6mg	73.2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.512mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.192g	1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.121mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.775mg	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	0.008g	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