Pound cake vs. Strudel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pound cake and strudel different?

Strudel is higher than pound cake in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Strudel covers your daily need for iron, 55% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 6 times more cholesterol than strudel. Pound cake contains 66mg of cholesterol, while strudel contains 12mg.

Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and KELLOGG'S, EGGO, Wafflers, Strawberry Strudel 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

Strudel

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+523.4%
Contains more IronIron	+298.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.9%

~equal in Zinc ~0.4mg

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

Strudel

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+464.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+228.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1372.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+76.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.48mg	5.9mg	55%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	1.6µg	52%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.53mg	38%
Vitamin A	70µg	395µg	36%
Calcium	47mg	293mg	25%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	5.3mg	23%
Cholesterol	66mg	12mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.39mg	18%
Phosphorus	140mg	263mg	18%
Threonine	153mg		15%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.45mg	15%
Sodium	377mg	691mg	14%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Saturated fat	4.811g	2.7g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg		10%
Selenium	5µg		9%
Folate	42µg	74µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	4.6g	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Fats	13.96g	11g	5%
Copper	0.042mg		5%
Manganese	0.11mg		5%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	1IU	4%
Calories	353kcal	318kcal	2%
Potassium	149mg	71mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	1.2g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Magnesium	8mg	13mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	2.8g	1%
Carbs	53.64g	50g	1%
Protein	5g	5g	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	48.8g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	16.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.43mg	0.4mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g	0.2g	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		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