Shortcake vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shortcake and white cake different?

Shortcake is higher than white cake in iron, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fats, and folate.
Shortcake covers your daily need for iron 17% more than white cake.
Shortcake contains 2 times more vitamin B1 than white cake. Shortcake contains 0.311mg of vitamin B1, while white cake contains 0.128mg.
White cake is lower in sodium.

Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shortcake

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+127.8%
Contains more IronIron	+119%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-43.9%

~equal in Potassium ~99mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shortcake

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+71%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.029mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.54mg	1.16mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.128mg	15%
Calcium	205mg	90mg	12%
Selenium	17µg	10.7µg	11%
Phosphorus	143mg	70mg	10%
Sodium	506mg	284mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	2.162g	10%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	1.063mg	9%
Fats	14.2g	10.3g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.189mg	6%
Folate	53µg	31µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	3.692g	6%
Carbs	48.5g	63.2g	5%
Fiber		1g	4%
Protein	6.1g	4.4g	3%
Vitamin K		4.1µg	3%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.277mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.167mg	2%
Calories	346kcal	356kcal	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	12mg	1%
Copper	0.076mg	0.067mg	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.33mg	1%
Vitamin A	18µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Choline		6mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.772g	3.897g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	809kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	62.2g	N/A
Potassium	106mg	99mg	0%
Sugar		57.39g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.029mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.06µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.099mg	0%