Yellow cake vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yellow cake and french toast different?

Yellow cake is higher in copper; however, french toast is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 33% higher.
Yellow cake contains 3 times more copper than french toast. While yellow cake contains 0.159mg of copper, french toast contains only 0.058mg.
French toast has less saturated fat.

Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.

Yellow cake

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.6%
Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+212.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+59.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+240.7%

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.

Yellow cake

French toast

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	+1671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+374.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+103.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+232.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+95.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	16mg	116mg	33%
Vitamin E	4.5mg		30%
Selenium	5.9µg	20.1µg	26%
Vitamin K	25.1µg		21%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.321mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	2.594g	14%
Saturated fat	5.793g	2.723g	14%
Vitamin A	7µg	124µg	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.204mg	13%
Fats	17.75g	10.8g	11%
Copper	0.159mg	0.058mg	11%
Carbs	55.36g	25g	10%
Protein	3.16g	7.7g	9%
Calories	379kcal	229kcal	8%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.549mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	4.524g	7%
Sodium	310mg	479mg	7%
Calcium	32mg	100mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.074mg	6%
Iron	2.03mg	1.67mg	5%
Folate	22µg	43µg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	1.628mg	5%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Phosphorus	138mg	117mg	3%
Choline	17.4mg		3%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.67mg	2%
Potassium	187mg	134mg	2%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.188mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	20mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	53.86g	25g	N/A
Sugar	39.22g		N/A
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.094mg	0%
Threonine		0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.375mg	0%
Leucine		0.621mg	0%
Lysine		0.413mg	0%
Methionine		0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.389mg	0%
Valine		0.419mg	0%
Histidine		0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	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