Tortilla vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tortillas and pound cake

Pound cake has less selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, copper, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and calcium.
Tortillas cover your daily selenium needs 58% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 16 times less fiber than tortillas. Tortillas contain 9.8g of fiber, while pound cake contains 0.6g.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat 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.

Tortilla

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+419.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75.8%
Contains more IronIron	+77.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+346.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+640%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-26.4%

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.

Tortilla

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+375.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+766.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+164.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+228.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+228%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37µg	5µg	58%
Vitamin B1	0.823mg	0.173mg	54%
Fiber	9.8g	0.6g	37%
Phosphorus	346mg	140mg	29%
Copper	0.266mg	0.042mg	25%
Folate	138µg	42µg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.312mg	0.036mg	21%
Vitamin B3	4.858mg	1.615mg	20%
Calcium	244mg	47mg	20%
Magnesium	85mg	8mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.992g	3.419g	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Threonine	0.312mg	153mg	15%
Iron	2.63mg	1.48mg	14%
Zinc	1.92mg	0.43mg	14%
Vitamin B5		0.485mg	10%
Protein	9.76g	5g	10%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Choline	20mg	65.6mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Sodium	512mg	377mg	6%
Fats	9.76g	13.96g	6%
Manganese		0.11mg	5%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Potassium	262mg	149mg	3%
Carbs	45.89g	53.64g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.289mg	0.249mg	3%
Calories	310kcal	353kcal	2%
Vitamin K	4.5µg	1.7µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.65mg	2%
Net carbs	36.09g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	2.44g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.192g	N/A
Saturated fat	4.878g	4.811g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	3.062g	3.02g	0%
Tryptophan	0.129mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.353mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.37mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.163mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.444mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	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	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A