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Rye bread vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rye bread and white cake

  • Rye bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, iron, folate, fiber, vitamin B3, and copper than white cake.
  • Rye bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 37% more.
  • Rye bread contains 6 times more fiber than white cake. Rye bread contains 5.8g of fiber, while white cake contains 1g.
  • White cake contains less sodium.
  • Rye bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rye bread is 60, while the glycemic index of white cake is 42.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, rye and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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 29% 22% 15% 106% 62% 31% 54% 79% 107% 169%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 27% 8.7% 44% 22% 9% 30% 37% 36% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.7%
Contains more IronIron +144%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +245.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%

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 1.3% 0% 6.6% 0% 109% 77% 71% 26% 17% 0% 3% 83% 8%
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 0.33% 4% 2.4% 3% 32% 44% 20% 10% 6.7% 7.5% 10% 23% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +254.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +241.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye bread White cake DV% diff.
Selenium 30.9µg 10.7µg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.434mg 0.128mg 26%
Manganese 0.824mg 0.277mg 24%
Iron 2.83mg 1.16mg 21%
Folate 110µg 31µg 20%
Fiber 5.8g 1g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.805mg 1.063mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.626g 3.897g 15%
Sodium 603mg 284mg 14%
Copper 0.186mg 0.067mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.189mg 11%
Fats 3.3g 10.3g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.799g 2.162g 9%
Phosphorus 125mg 70mg 8%
Protein 8.5g 4.4g 8%
Magnesium 40mg 12mg 7%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.33mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.311g 3.692g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.167mg 5%
Calories 259kcal 356kcal 5%
Carbs 48.3g 63.2g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.029mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 6mg 2%
Potassium 166mg 99mg 2%
Calcium 73mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 4.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 42.5g 62.2g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 3.85g 57.39g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.255mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.319mg 0.199mg 0%
Leucine 0.579mg 0.338mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.411mg 0.228mg 0%
Valine 0.379mg 0.229mg 0%
Histidine 0.182mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 48% 37% 3%
Protein: 8.5 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 48.3 g
Water: 37.3 g
Other: 2.6 g
4% 10% 63% 21%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 63.2 g
Water: 20.7 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.2%
Contains more WaterWater +80.2%
Contains more OtherOther +85.7%
Contains more FatsFats +212.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 48% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.799 g
40% 38% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.897 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.692 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.162 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +181.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.6%

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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. Rye bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172684/nutrients
  2. White cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172698/nutrients

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

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