Waffle vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between waffle and pound cake?

Waffle is richer than pound cake in selenium, calcium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and manganese.
Waffle's daily need coverage for selenium is 75% more.
Waffle has 5 times more calcium than pound cake. While waffle has 255mg of calcium, pound cake has only 47mg.
The amount of sodium in pound cake is lower.
The glycemic index of pound cake is lower.

We used Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Waffle

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+442.6%
Contains more IronIron	+56.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+140.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+824%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-26.2%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

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.

Waffle

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+52%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+44%

~equal in Vitamin A ~70µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

~equal in Folate ~42µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.2µg	5µg	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.785g	3.419g	22%
Calcium	255mg	47mg	21%
Threonine	0.289mg	153mg	15%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Iron	2.31mg	1.48mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.866g	4.811g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.347mg	0.249mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.263mg	0.173mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Carbs	32.9g	53.64g	7%
Phosphorus	190mg	140mg	7%
Manganese	0.265mg	0.11mg	7%
Sodium	511mg	377mg	6%
Protein	7.9g	5g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.36µg	5%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Vitamin B3	2.073mg	1.615mg	3%
Calories	291kcal	353kcal	3%
Magnesium	19mg	8mg	3%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.43mg	2%
Copper	0.062mg	0.042mg	2%
Fiber		0.6g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.036mg	2%
Vitamin A	65µg	70µg	1%
Cholesterol	69mg	66mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Folate	46µg	42µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.521g	3.02g	1%
Fats	14.1g	13.96g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	32.9g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	159mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.485mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.362mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.63mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.384mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.395mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.409mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	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