Turkey meat vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turkey meat and pound cake?

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, and phosphorus, yet pound cake is richer in vitamin B1.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 50% higher.
Turkey meat has 17 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. Turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, while pound cake has 0.036mg.
Pound cake contains less cholesterol.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index than pound cake.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types in this comparison.

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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.

Turkey meat

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+121.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+476.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+496%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+235.7%
Contains more IronIron	+35.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+685.7%

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.

Turkey meat

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+492.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1611.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+33.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+828.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+284.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	1.615mg	50%
Protein	28.55g	5g	47%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.036mg	45%
Selenium	29.8µg	5µg	45%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.36µg	28%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.43mg	19%
Carbs	0.06g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	1.004mg	153mg	14%
Cholesterol	109mg	66mg	14%
Phosphorus	223mg	140mg	12%
Sodium	103mg	377mg	12%
Saturated fat	2.155g	4.811g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.173mg	11%
Fats	7.39g	13.96g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.485mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	3.419g	9%
Folate	9µg	42µg	8%
Calories	189kcal	353kcal	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	12µg	70µg	6%
Copper	0.093mg	0.042mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	8mg	5%
Iron	1.09mg	1.48mg	5%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.11mg	4%
Choline	87.4mg	65.6mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.65mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	149mg	3%
Calcium	14mg	47mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.249mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.8µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	34IU	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.7µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	3.02g	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0.101g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g	0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g	2.895g	N/A