Pound cake vs. Hush puppies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pound cake and hush puppies

Hush puppies are richer than pound cake in calcium, selenium, iron, vitamin K, vitamin B1, folate, fiber, and vitamin B3.
Hush puppies cover your daily calcium needs 23% more than pound cake.
Pound cake has 2 times more saturated fat than hush puppies. Pound cake has 4.811g of saturated fat, while hush puppies have 2.108g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Hush puppies, 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

Hush puppies

Contains less SodiumSodium

-43.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+491.5%
Contains more IronIron	+105.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+216%

~equal in Potassium ~144mg

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

Hush puppies

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+100.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+93.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1288.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	7.219g	25%
Calcium	47mg	278mg	23%
Selenium	5µg	15.8µg	20%
Iron	1.48mg	3.04mg	20%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	23.6µg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.352mg	15%
Threonine	153mg	0.279mg	15%
Sodium	377mg	668mg	13%
Folate	42µg	89µg	12%
Saturated fat	4.811g	2.108g	12%
Fiber	0.6g	2.8g	9%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	2.782mg	7%
Phosphorus	140mg	189mg	7%
Cholesterol	66mg	45mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.19µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.332mg	6%
Choline	65.6mg	32.7mg	6%
Protein	5g	7.7g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.102mg	5%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.22mg	5%
Vitamin D	34IU	0IU	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	1.26mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Magnesium	8mg	24mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.357mg	3%
Vitamin A	70µg	41µg	3%
Copper	0.042mg	0.066mg	3%
Carbs	53.64g	46g	3%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.66mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	3.263g	1%
Calories	353kcal	337kcal	1%
Fats	13.96g	13.5g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	144mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	2.03g	N/A
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.082mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.321mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.71mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.31mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.169mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.382mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.388mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.197mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.004g	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