Pâté vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pâté and pound cake

Pound cake has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, iron, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Pâté covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 118% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 14 times less vitamin A than pâté. Pâté contains 3300IU of vitamin A, while pound cake contains 241IU.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Pâté

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+48.9%
Contains more IronIron	+271.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+852.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+562.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+732%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45.9%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.11mg

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.

Pâté

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1315.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+141%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+788.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+476.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	0.36µg	118%
Vitamin A	991µg	70µg	102%
Selenium	41.6µg	5µg	67%
Cholesterol	255mg	66mg	63%
Iron	5.5mg	1.48mg	50%
Copper	0.4mg	0.042mg	40%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.249mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	3.02g	23%
Zinc	2.85mg	0.43mg	22%
Fats	28g	13.96g	22%
Saturated fat	9.57g	4.811g	22%
Protein	14.2g	5g	18%
Carbs	1.5g	53.64g	17%
Threonine	0.568mg	153mg	15%
Sodium	697mg	377mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.485mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.173mg	12%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	1.615mg	11%
Phosphorus	200mg	140mg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Folate	60µg	42µg	5%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.036mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	3.419g	2%
Calories	319kcal	353kcal	2%
Calcium	70mg	47mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Magnesium	13mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	1.5g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Manganese	0.12mg	0.11mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.157mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.05mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.838mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.284mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.768mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.298mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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