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Pound cake vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pound cake and teff

  • Pound cake has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B12, while teff has more manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, iron, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 120% more than pound cake.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Teff, cooked.

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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 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more IronIron +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +438.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2500%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg

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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +169.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pound cake Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.11mg 2.86mg 120%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.419g 23%
Cholesterol 66mg 0mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.811g 22%
Fats 13.96g 0.65g 20%
Copper 0.042mg 0.226mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.249mg 0.033mg 17%
Sodium 377mg 8mg 16%
Threonine 153mg 0.149mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Calories 353kcal 101kcal 13%
Choline 65.6mg 12%
Carbs 53.64g 19.86g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 10%
Magnesium 8mg 50mg 10%
Fiber 0.6g 2.8g 9%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.02g 8%
Vitamin A 70µg 0µg 8%
Iron 1.48mg 2.05mg 7%
Starch 17.36g 7%
Zinc 0.43mg 1.11mg 6%
Folate 42µg 18µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.615mg 0.909mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 4%
Phosphorus 140mg 120mg 3%
Protein 5g 3.87g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.183mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Potassium 149mg 107mg 1%
Net carbs 53.04g 17.06g N/A
Calcium 47mg 49mg 0%
Sugar 33.36g N/A
Trans fat 0.192g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.041mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.204mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.397mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.088mg 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

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
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2047.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.1%
Contains more OtherOther +121.7%
Contains more WaterWater +189.6%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.