Wafer vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wafer and pound cake?

Wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, and vitamin B3, yet pound cake is higher in vitamin B12 and choline.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 47% more.
Wafer has 7 times more magnesium than pound cake. While wafer has 53mg of magnesium, pound cake has only 8mg.
The amount of sodium in pound cake is lower.

We used Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types 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.

Wafer

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+562.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.9%
Contains more IronIron	+170.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1002.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+153.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+532.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35%

~equal in Phosphorus ~140mg

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.

Wafer

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+358.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.65mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.463mg	0.042mg	47%
Iron	4.01mg	1.48mg	32%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.11mg	25%
Cholesterol	2mg	66mg	21%
Threonine	0.22mg	153mg	15%
Magnesium	53mg	8mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.36µg	11%
Fiber	3.4g	0.6g	11%
Sodium	580mg	377mg	9%
Choline	14.3mg	65.6mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	1.615mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	3µg	70µg	7%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.43mg	6%
Carbs	72.7g	53.64g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	3.419g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	3.02g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Calories	433kcal	353kcal	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Saturated fat	4.241g	4.811g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	0.173mg	3%
Caffeine	10mg	0mg	3%
Protein	6.6g	5g	3%
Potassium	210mg	149mg	2%
Calcium	31mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	0.485mg	2%
Folate	47µg	42µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Selenium	5.7µg	5µg	1%
Phosphorus	132mg	140mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.249mg	1%
Fats	14.2g	13.96g	0%
Net carbs	69.3g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	37.43g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.72mg	0.65mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	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