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Pound cake vs. Potato pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pound cake and potato pancake

  • Potato pancake has more vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, potassium, fiber, selenium, and magnesium than pound cake.
  • Potato pancake's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 32% more.
  • Pound cake contains 2 times more saturated fat than potato pancake. Pound cake contains 4.811g of saturated fat, while potato pancake contains 2.496g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Potato pancakes.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 9.6% 55% 63% 60% 19% 55% 100% 34% 49%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +317.4%
Contains more IronIron +12.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +78%
~equal in Phosphorus ~128mg

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%
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 92% 11% 4.6% 4.5% 40% 40% 31% 45% 103% 36% 6.8% 31% 40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.1%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.672mg
~equal in Folate ~41µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pound cake Potato pancake DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.448mg 32%
Vitamin C 0mg 27.6mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.419g 7.516g 27%
Sodium 377mg 764mg 17%
Threonine 153mg 0.24mg 15%
Copper 0.042mg 0.18mg 15%
Potassium 149mg 622mg 14%
Saturated fat 4.811g 2.496g 11%
Fiber 0.6g 3.3g 11%
Cholesterol 66mg 95mg 10%
Carbs 53.64g 27.81g 9%
Magnesium 8mg 36mg 7%
Manganese 0.11mg 0.26mg 7%
Selenium 5µg 8.9µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.249mg 0.173mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.757mg 5%
Vitamin A 70µg 32µg 4%
Calories 353kcal 268kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.23mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0.3µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.29µg 3%
Vitamin D 34IU 11IU 3%
Phosphorus 140mg 128mg 2%
Choline 65.6mg 74.2mg 2%
Zinc 0.43mg 0.7mg 2%
Iron 1.48mg 1.67mg 2%
Protein 5g 6.08g 2%
Calcium 47mg 32mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.02g 3.73g 2%
Fats 13.96g 14.76g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.158mg 1%
Starch 17.36g 20.88g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.7µg 1%
Net carbs 53.04g 24.51g N/A
Sugar 33.36g 1.79g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.615mg 1.672mg 0%
Trans fat 0.192g N/A
Folate 42µg 41µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.087mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.204mg 0.28mg 0%
Leucine 0.397mg 0.442mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.389mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.137mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.141mg 0%
Fructose 0.33g 0.56g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0.008g 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 0g 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
6% 15% 28% 48% 4%
Protein: 6.08 g
Fats: 14.76 g
Carbs: 27.81 g
Water: 47.77 g
Other: 3.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.6%
Contains more WaterWater +84.7%
Contains more OtherOther +134%
~equal in Fats ~14.76g

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
18% 27% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.496 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.73 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.516 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 60% 3%
Starch: 17.36 g
Sucrose: 30.68 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.33 g
Lactose: 1.27 g
Maltose: 0.33 g
Galactose: 0 g
92% 2% 3% 2%
Starch: 20.88 g
Sucrose: 0.39 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.56 g
Lactose: 0.03 g
Maltose: 0.03 g
Galactose: 0.03 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +7766.7%
Contains more LactoseLactose +4133.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +1000%
Contains more StarchStarch +20.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +69.7%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0.76g

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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. Potato pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170092/nutrients

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

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