Yeast vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between yeast and pound cake

Pound cake has less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 901% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 56 times less folate than yeast. Yeast contains 2340µg of folate, while pound cake contains 42µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry 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.

Yeast

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+540.9%
Contains more IronIron	+46.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+938.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1746.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+355%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+183.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+56.7%

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.

Yeast

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+6252.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1506.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2389.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2683.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+4066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5471.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+414.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+325%
Contains more CholineCholine	+105%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	10.99mg	0.173mg	901%
Folate	2340µg	42µg	575%
Vitamin B2	4mg	0.249mg	289%
Vitamin B5	13.5mg	0.485mg	260%
Vitamin B3	40.2mg	1.615mg	241%
Vitamin B6	1.5mg	0.036mg	113%
Fiber	26.9g	0.6g	105%
Phosphorus	637mg	140mg	71%
Protein	40.44g	5g	71%
Zinc	7.94mg	0.43mg	68%
Copper	0.436mg	0.042mg	44%
Potassium	955mg	149mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.017g	3.419g	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Saturated fat	1.001g	4.811g	17%
Threonine	1.99mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	51mg	377mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.36µg	12%
Magnesium	54mg	8mg	11%
Fats	7.61g	13.96g	10%
Manganese	0.312mg	0.11mg	9%
Iron	2.17mg	1.48mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Choline	32mg	65.6mg	6%
Selenium	7.9µg	5µg	5%
Carbs	41.22g	53.64g	4%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.309g	3.02g	3%
Calcium	30mg	47mg	2%
Calories	325kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	14.32g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.54mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.89mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.92mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	3.28mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.59mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.75mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	2.31mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.91mg	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		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A