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Flour vs. Marble cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flour and marble cake different?

  • Flour is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese, while marble cake is higher in phosphorus.
  • Flour covers your daily need for selenium, 57% more than marble cake.
  • Flour contains 5 times more folate than marble cake. Flour contains 183µg of folate, while marble cake contains 36µg.
  • Flour is lower in saturated fat.

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix types were used 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.
Flour
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 23% 11% 61% 45% 9.5% 118% 68% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +186.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1203.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +406.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.135mg

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.
Flour
Flour
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 45% 30% 29% 5.8% 5.8% 0% 7% 27% 2.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +281.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +356.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76%
Contains more FolateFolate +408.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +131.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1316.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +833.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Marble cake DV% diff.
Selenium 33.9µg 2.6µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.181mg 50%
Iron 4.64mg 1.62mg 38%
Folate 183µg 36µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.13mg 28%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 1.546mg 27%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.139mg 24%
Phosphorus 108mg 275mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3.779g 22%
Sodium 2mg 519mg 22%
Fats 0.98g 11.7g 16%
Protein 10.33g 3.4g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 4.75g 12%
Saturated fat 0.155g 2.45g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.096mg 7%
Calcium 15mg 76mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.85mg 5%
Calories 364kcal 416kcal 3%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.35mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.8µg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 18mg 1%
Copper 0.144mg 0.135mg 1%
Fiber 2.7g 2.9g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.025mg 1%
Carbs 76.31g 79.5g 1%
Choline 10.4mg 4.5mg 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 76.6g N/A
Potassium 107mg 123mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 35.71g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.22mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.049mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.158mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.065mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
3% 12% 80% 3% 2%
Protein: 3.4 g
Fats: 11.7 g
Carbs: 79.5 g
Water: 3.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.8%
Contains more WaterWater +284.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1093.9%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
~equal in Carbs ~79.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
22% 43% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.779 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5359.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +815%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.