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Pound cake vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pound cake and spelt

  • Spelt is richer than pound cake in manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Spelt covers your daily manganese needs 125% more than pound cake.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Spelt, uncooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 97% 8.1% 34% 167% 170% 89% 172% 1% 389% 64%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.4%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +1116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +662.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2611.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +134%

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%
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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% 0% 16% 0% 91% 26% 128% 64% 53% 0% 9% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +323.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +538.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +111.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Folate ~45µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pound cake Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.11mg 2.983mg 125%
Copper 0.042mg 0.511mg 52%
Fiber 0.6g 10.7g 40%
Phosphorus 140mg 401mg 37%
Iron 1.48mg 4.44mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.615mg 6.843mg 33%
Magnesium 8mg 136mg 30%
Zinc 0.43mg 3.28mg 26%
Cholesterol 66mg 0mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.811g 0.406g 20%
Protein 5g 14.57g 19%
Fats 13.96g 2.43g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.364mg 16%
Sodium 377mg 8mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.23mg 15%
Starch 17.36g 53.92g 15%
Threonine 153mg 0.443mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.419g 1.258g 14%
Choline 65.6mg 12%
Selenium 5µg 11.7µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 1.068mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.249mg 0.113mg 10%
Vitamin A 70µg 0µg 8%
Potassium 149mg 388mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.02g 0.445g 6%
Carbs 53.64g 70.19g 6%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 4%
Calcium 47mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 3.6µg 2%
Calories 353kcal 338kcal 1%
Folate 42µg 45µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.79mg 1%
Net carbs 53.04g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 33.36g 6.82g N/A
Trans fat 0.192g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.132mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.204mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.397mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.33g 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.372g 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g 0g 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
Spelt
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15% 2% 70% 11% 2%
Protein: 14.57 g
Fats: 2.43 g
Carbs: 70.19 g
Water: 11.02 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +474.5%
Contains more WaterWater +134.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.9%
Contains more OtherOther +17%

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
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +578.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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
Spelt
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89% 8%
Starch: 53.92 g
Sucrose: 0.59 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.24 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 5.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +5100%
Contains more FructoseFructose +37.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +210.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +12%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +1460.6%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/nutrients

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

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