Pound cake vs. Rice pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pound cake and rice pudding different?

Pound cake is richer in iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, while rice pudding is higher in calcium.
Pound cake covers your daily need for cholesterol, 20% more than rice pudding.
Pound cake contains 11 times more folate than rice pudding. Pound cake contains 42µg of folate, while rice pudding contains 4µg.
Rice pudding is lower in cholesterol.

Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk types were 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

Rice pudding

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.6%
Contains more IronIron	+300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+163.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.1%

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

Rice pudding

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+264.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+950%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.8µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	0.06g	22%
Cholesterol	66mg	6mg	20%
Fats	13.96g	1.63g	19%
Saturated fat	4.811g	0.967g	17%
Threonine	153mg	0.126mg	15%
Iron	1.48mg	0.37mg	14%
Calories	353kcal	111kcal	12%
Sodium	377mg	109mg	12%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Carbs	53.64g	20.81g	11%
Folate	42µg	4µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.141mg	8%
Phosphorus	140mg	87mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.075mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.443mg	7%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Calcium	47mg	105mg	6%
Selenium	5µg	1.9µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	0.441g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.24µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.288mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Vitamin A	70µg	46µg	3%
Copper	0.042mg	0.018mg	3%
Protein	5g	3.29g	3%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.057mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0.1g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Potassium	149mg	130mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	13mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	20.71g	N/A
Vitamin D	34IU	34IU	0%
Sugar	33.36g		N/A
Zinc	0.43mg	0.38mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0.8µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.035mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.039mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.273mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.221mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.07mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.135mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.075mg	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