Pound cake vs. Pumpkin seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between pound cake and pumpkin seeds

Pound cake has more vitamin B2, while pumpkin seeds have more zinc, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, potassium, and manganese.
Pumpkin seeds cover your daily need for zinc, 90% more than pound cake.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Seeds, pumpkin, and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Pumpkin seeds

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+516.8%
Contains more IronIron	+123.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2295.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+350.9%

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

Pumpkin seeds

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+408.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+378.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+464.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+766.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.43mg	10.3mg	90%
Copper	0.042mg	0.69mg	72%
Fiber	0.6g	18.4g	71%
Magnesium	8mg	262mg	60%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	8.844g	36%
Protein	5g	18.55g	27%
Potassium	149mg	919mg	23%
Iron	1.48mg	3.31mg	23%
Cholesterol	66mg	0mg	22%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.496mg	17%
Sodium	377mg	18mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0µg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.052mg	15%
Threonine	153mg	0.683mg	15%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.034mg	12%
Selenium	5µg		9%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.056mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.286mg	8%
Folate	42µg	9µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	6.032g	8%
Fats	13.96g	19.4g	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Phosphorus	140mg	92mg	7%
Vitamin A	70µg	3µg	7%
Saturated fat	4.811g	3.67g	5%
Calories	353kcal	446kcal	5%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Vitamin D	34IU	0IU	4%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Calcium	47mg	55mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	53.64g	53.75g	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	35.35g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.037mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.326mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.956mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	1.572mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.417mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.924mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	1.491mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.515mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g		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