Tart vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tart and pound cake different?

Tart is higher in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, folate, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B3; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for tart is 26% higher.
Tart contains 4 times more vitamin A than pound cake. While tart contains 950IU of vitamin A, pound cake contains only 241IU.
Tart has less saturated fat.

Breakfast tart, low fat and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties used 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.

Tart

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more IronIron	+131.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+158%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+125.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.5%

~equal in Calcium ~47mg

~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.

Tart

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+307.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+955.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+138.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+325%
Contains more CholineCholine	+681%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.036mg	26%
Vitamin A	285µg	70µg	24%
Iron	3.42mg	1.48mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.549mg	0.249mg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.878g	3.419g	17%
Saturated fat	1.393g	4.811g	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Threonine		153mg	15%
Folate	100µg	42µg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	1.615mg	14%
Selenium	12.9µg	5µg	14%
Fats	5.99g	13.96g	12%
Choline	8.4mg	65.6mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.485mg	10%
Magnesium	44mg	8mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.285mg	0.173mg	9%
Carbs	76.8g	53.64g	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Phosphorus	93mg	140mg	7%
Manganese		0.11mg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	0.6g	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin C	3.8mg	0mg	4%
Copper	0.073mg	0.042mg	3%
Potassium	66mg	149mg	2%
Protein	3.99g	5g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.338g	3.02g	1%
Calories	372kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.65mg	1%
Sodium	361mg	377mg	1%
Zinc	0.28mg	0.43mg	1%
Net carbs	75.3g	53.04g	N/A
Calcium	44mg	47mg	0%
Sugar	4.87g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.204mg	0%
Leucine		0.397mg	0%
Lysine		0.198mg	0%
Methionine		0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.239mg	0%
Valine		0.249mg	0%
Histidine		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