Toffee vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between toffee and pound cake

Toffee has more vitamin A, while pound cake has more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and folate.
Toffee covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than pound cake.
Toffee contains 5 times more vitamin A than pound cake. While toffee contains 1152IU of vitamin A, pound cake contains only 241IU.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Toffee

Pound cake

Contains less SodiumSodium

-64.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+192.2%
Contains more IronIron	+4833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1300%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+337.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+525%

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.

Toffee

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+355.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+64.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2062.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+266.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5469%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+261.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+227.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2000%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.565g	4.811g	72%
Fats	32.75g	13.96g	29%
Vitamin A	319µg	70µg	28%
Iron	0.03mg	1.48mg	18%
Threonine		153mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.222g	3.419g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	8.964g	3.02g	15%
Phosphorus	32mg	140mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.068mg	0.249mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.008mg	0.173mg	14%
Cholesterol	104mg	66mg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Sodium	135mg	377mg	11%
Calories	560kcal	353kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	0.029mg	1.615mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	0.36µg	10%
Folate	2µg	42µg	10%
Protein	1.07g	5g	8%
Selenium	0.8µg	5µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.134mg	0.485mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Carbs	64.72g	53.64g	4%
Copper	0.003mg	0.042mg	4%
Potassium	51mg	149mg	3%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.43mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.036mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.7µg	1%
Calcium	34mg	47mg	1%
Magnesium	4mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	64.72g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	63.47g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0.674g	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	0.065g	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	0.445g	2.895g	N/A