Pound cake vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pound cake and pot roast

Pound cake has more vitamin B1, while pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 74% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 8 times more sodium than pot roast. While pound cake contains 377mg of sodium, pot roast contains only 47mg.
Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of pound cake is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1000%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55%
Contains more IronIron	+63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1448.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+440%

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+686.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+491.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+68%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	2.13µg	74%
Zinc	0.43mg	6.66mg	57%
Protein	5g	28.94g	48%
Selenium	5µg	27µg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.283mg	19%
Carbs	53.64g	0g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.708g	18%
Cholesterol	66mg	116mg	17%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	4.105mg	16%
Sodium	377mg	47mg	14%
Threonine	153mg	1.156mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	8.175g	13%
Saturated fat	4.811g	7.548g	12%
Iron	1.48mg	2.42mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.059mg	10%
Choline	65.6mg	110.2mg	8%
Folate	42µg	9µg	8%
Vitamin A	70µg	0µg	8%
Fats	13.96g	19.17g	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.171mg	6%
Copper	0.042mg	0.099mg	6%
Phosphorus	140mg	174mg	5%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.01mg	4%
Calories	353kcal	297kcal	3%
Calcium	47mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.2µg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	19mg	3%
Vitamin D	34IU	8IU	3%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.571mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Potassium	149mg	231mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.51mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.19mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.924mg	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