Raisin bread vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between raisin bread and pound cake?

Raisin bread is higher in selenium, iron, copper, manganese, folate, fiber, and vitamin B1, yet pound cake is higher in vitamin B12.
Raisin bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 27% more.
Raisin bread has 7 times more fiber than pound cake. While raisin bread has 4.3g of fiber, pound cake has only 0.6g.
The amount of saturated fat in raisin bread is lower.

We used Bread, raisin, enriched and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Raisin bread

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.3%
Contains more IronIron	+95.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+67.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+355.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+300%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+28.4%

~equal in Sodium ~377mg

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.

Raisin bread

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+96%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+152.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+132.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+349.3%

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	20µg	5µg	27%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.679g	3.419g	18%
Iron	2.9mg	1.48mg	18%
Copper	0.198mg	0.042mg	17%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.11mg	17%
Saturated fat	1.081g	4.811g	17%
Folate	106µg	42µg	16%
Fiber	4.3g	0.6g	15%
Fats	4.4g	13.96g	15%
Threonine	0.222mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.339mg	0.173mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.466mg	1.615mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.398mg	0.249mg	11%
Choline	14.6mg	65.6mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Protein	7.9g	5g	6%
Phosphorus	109mg	140mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Calories	274kcal	353kcal	4%
Zinc	0.72mg	0.43mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.069mg	0.036mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.294g	3.02g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	0.485mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.65mg	2%
Potassium	227mg	149mg	2%
Calcium	66mg	47mg	2%
Sodium	347mg	377mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	52.3g	53.64g	0%
Net carbs	48g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	5.68g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.287mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.516mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.2mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.128mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.361mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.329mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	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