Pound cake vs. Pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pound cake and pudding different?

Pound cake is higher in iron, vitamin B1, choline, folate, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, pudding is richer in copper.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for pound cake is 19% higher.
Pound cake contains 12 times more vitamin B3 than pudding. While pound cake contains 1.615mg of vitamin B3, pudding contains only 0.133mg.
Pudding has less cholesterol.

Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Pudding

Contains more IronIron	+335.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+164.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74%

~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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

Pudding

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+79.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+355.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+950%
Contains more CholineCholine	+480.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+37.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.18g	22%
Cholesterol	66mg	9mg	19%
Fats	13.96g	3.15g	17%
Threonine	153mg		15%
Iron	1.48mg	0.34mg	14%
Saturated fat	4.811g	1.81g	14%
Sodium	377mg	98mg	12%
Calories	353kcal	120kcal	12%
Carbs	53.64g	19.64g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.038mg	11%
Choline	65.6mg	11.3mg	10%
Folate	42µg	4µg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.133mg	9%
Copper	0.042mg	0.111mg	8%
Phosphorus	140mg	87mg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.157mg	7%
Calcium	47mg	106mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	0.819g	6%
Protein	5g	3.16g	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.06mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.326mg	3%
Vitamin A	70µg	39µg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	20mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	1.1µg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.31µg	2%
Selenium	5µg	3.7µg	2%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.097mg	1%
Vitamin D	34IU	44IU	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Fiber	0.6g	0.8g	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	18.84g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	150mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	11.96g	N/A
Zinc	0.43mg	0.48mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.03mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg		0%
Leucine	0.397mg		0%
Lysine	0.198mg		0%
Methionine	0.117mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg		0%
Valine	0.249mg		0%
Histidine	0.117mg		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