Pound cake vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and mussels

Pound cake has less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and copper.
Mussels covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 985% more than pound cake.
Mussels contains 6 times less saturated fat than pound cake. Pound cake contains 4.811g of saturated fat, while mussels contains 0.85g.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Mussels

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+42.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.9%
Contains more IronIron	+354.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+254.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+520.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1692%

~equal in Sodium ~369mg

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

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+6566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	24µg	985%
Manganese	0.11mg	6.8mg	291%
Selenium	5µg	89.6µg	154%
Iron	1.48mg	6.72mg	66%
Protein	5g	23.8g	38%
Phosphorus	140mg	285mg	21%
Zinc	0.43mg	2.67mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.811g	0.85g	18%
Fats	13.96g	4.48g	15%
Vitamin C	0mg	13.6mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	1.212g	15%
Carbs	53.64g	7.39g	15%
Threonine	153mg	1.025mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.42mg	13%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Copper	0.042mg	0.149mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.3mg	11%
Folate	42µg	76µg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	3mg	9%
Calories	353kcal	172kcal	9%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.95mg	9%
Magnesium	8mg	37mg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.1mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	1.014g	5%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Vitamin D	34IU		4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Potassium	149mg	268mg	4%
Cholesterol	66mg	56mg	3%
Vitamin A	70µg	91µg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Calcium	47mg	33mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	7.39g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g		N/A
Sodium	377mg	369mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.267mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.457mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.044g	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