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Shortcake vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shortcake and angel food cake

  • Shortcake has more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and calcium; however, angel food cake has more phosphorus and vitamin B2.
  • Angel food cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 26% more.
  • Shortcake has 31 times more saturated fat than angel food cake. Shortcake has 3.772g of saturated fat, while angel food cake has 0.121g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared.

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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 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14%
Contains more IronIron +388.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +585.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +132.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
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% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortcake Angel food cake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 143mg 324mg 26%
Iron 2.54mg 0.52mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.632g 0.367g 22%
Fats 14.2g 0.8g 21%
Selenium 17µg 7.3µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.311mg 0.102mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.772g 0.121g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.491mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.045g 0.071g 15%
Sodium 506mg 749mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.573mg 0.883mg 11%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.085mg 11%
Calcium 205mg 140mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Folate 53µg 35µg 5%
Calories 346kcal 258kcal 4%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.07mg 4%
Carbs 48.5g 57.8g 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.248mg 0.198mg 1%
Protein 6.1g 5.9g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 48.5g 56.3g N/A
Potassium 106mg 93mg 0%
Copper 0.076mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.06µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.248mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.238mg 0.312mg 0%
Leucine 0.449mg 0.481mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.364mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.302mg 0.334mg 0%
Valine 0.273mg 0.354mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.131mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +1675%
Contains more OtherOther +21.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
~equal in Protein ~5.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.632 g
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8414.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +889.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/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.