Pound cake vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pound cake and wafer?

Pound cake is higher in vitamin B12 and choline, yet wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 47% more.
Pound cake has 33 times more cholesterol than wafer. While pound cake has 66mg of cholesterol, wafer has only 2mg.

We used Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Cookies, chocolate wafers types 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

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+562.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.9%
Contains more IronIron	+170.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1002.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+153.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+532.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14%

~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+358.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.266mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.042mg	0.463mg	47%
Iron	1.48mg	4.01mg	32%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.696mg	25%
Cholesterol	66mg	2mg	21%
Threonine	153mg	0.22mg	15%
Magnesium	8mg	53mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.09µg	11%
Fiber	0.6g	3.4g	11%
Sodium	377mg	580mg	9%
Choline	65.6mg	14.3mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	2.858mg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin A	70µg	3µg	7%
Zinc	0.43mg	1.09mg	6%
Carbs	53.64g	72.7g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	4.153g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	4.865g	5%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Calories	353kcal	433kcal	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	0IU	4%
Saturated fat	4.811g	4.241g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.203mg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Protein	5g	6.6g	3%
Potassium	149mg	210mg	2%
Calcium	47mg	31mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.381mg	2%
Folate	42µg	47µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.051mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.4µg	1%
Selenium	5µg	5.7µg	1%
Phosphorus	140mg	132mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.266mg	1%
Fats	13.96g	14.2g	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	37.43g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.72mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.096mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.128mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.002g	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