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Yellow cake vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yellow cake and banana bread different?

  • Yellow cake is higher in phosphorus, copper, and iron; however, banana bread is richer in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for yellow cake is 18% higher.
  • Yellow cake contains 2 times more phosphorus than banana bread. While yellow cake contains 138mg of phosphorus, banana bread contains only 58mg.
  • Banana bread has less saturated fat.

Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 9.6% 17% 76% 53% 11% 59% 40% 29% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 6.3% 12% 53% 24% 9.5% 25% 39% 27% 66%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.6%
Contains more IronIron +45%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +105.1%
~equal in Sodium ~302mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.209mg

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.
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% 2.3% 90% 3% 11% 21% 15% 9.9% 0% 0% 63% 17% 9.5%
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 5.7% 35% 0% 0% 43% 46% 27% 16% 35% 13% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow cake Banana bread DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.5mg 30%
Vitamin K 25.1µg 21%
Saturated fat 5.793g 2.237g 16%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Vitamin A 7µg 106µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.172mg 11%
Fats 17.75g 10.5g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.728g 3.13g 11%
Selenium 5.9µg 12.1µg 11%
Phosphorus 138mg 58mg 11%
Copper 0.159mg 0.072mg 10%
Cholesterol 16mg 43mg 9%
Iron 2.03mg 1.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.2mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 7.214g 4.48g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.8mg 1.446mg 4%
Starch 8.55g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Folate 22µg 33µg 3%
Choline 17.4mg 3%
Calories 379kcal 326kcal 3%
Potassium 187mg 134mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.7mg 2%
Fiber 1.5g 1.1g 2%
Protein 3.16g 4.3g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.268mg 2%
Calcium 32mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Magnesium 20mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Fructose 0.62g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.35mg 1%
Manganese 0.222mg 0.209mg 1%
Carbs 55.36g 54.6g 0%
Net carbs 53.86g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 39.22g N/A
Sodium 310mg 302mg 0%
Trans fat 1.313g N/A
Tryptophan 0.053mg 0%
Threonine 0.15mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.182mg 0%
Leucine 0.327mg 0%
Lysine 0.18mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.218mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.474g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.999g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 18% 55% 22%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 17.75 g
Carbs: 55.36 g
Water: 22.38 g
Other: 1.35 g
4% 11% 55% 29%
Protein: 4.3 g
Fats: 10.5 g
Carbs: 54.6 g
Water: 29.2 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +69%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.1%
Contains more WaterWater +30.5%
~equal in Carbs ~54.6g
~equal in Other ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 41% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.793 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.214 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.728 g
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.237 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.13 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%

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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. Yellow cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174944/nutrients
  2. Banana bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174906/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.