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Yellow cake vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between yellow cake and muffin

  • Yellow cake has more vitamin E, copper, and iron; however, muffin has more choline, vitamin K, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B12, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for yellow cake is 19% higher.
  • Muffin has 3 times less copper than yellow cake. Yellow cake has 0.159mg of copper, while muffin has 0.06mg.
  • Muffin is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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%
Muffin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +56.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +165%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39%
~equal in Phosphorus ~146mg
~equal in Sodium ~336mg

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%
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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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +176.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +56.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +431.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow cake Muffin DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.728g 8.103g 23%
Vitamin E 4.5mg 1.63mg 19%
Choline 17.4mg 92.5mg 14%
Saturated fat 5.793g 2.844g 13%
Vitamin K 25.1µg 39.2µg 12%
Copper 0.159mg 0.06mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.168mg 10%
Manganese 0.222mg 0.449mg 10%
Iron 2.03mg 1.3mg 9%
Folate 22µg 48µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.47mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 7.214g 4.822g 6%
Cholesterol 16mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.163mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.8mg 1.418mg 4%
Selenium 5.9µg 8.2µg 4%
Fats 17.75g 16.07g 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Protein 3.16g 4.49g 3%
Starch 8.55g 16.31g 3%
Fiber 1.5g 1.1g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 21µg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 187mg 121mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Fructose 0.62g 1.21g 1%
Sodium 310mg 336mg 1%
Phosphorus 138mg 146mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 55.36g 53g 1%
Calories 379kcal 375kcal 0%
Net carbs 53.86g 51.9g N/A
Vitamin D 6IU 4IU 0%
Sugar 39.22g 31.47g N/A
Zinc 0.42mg 0.37mg 0%
Trans fat 1.313g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.421mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.257mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.474g 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.999g 6.911g 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
Muffin
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4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
~equal in Fats ~16.07g
~equal in Carbs ~53g
~equal in Other ~1.48g

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
Muffin
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18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 76% 3%
Starch: 8.55 g
Sucrose: 36.51 g
Glucose: 1.29 g
Fructose: 0.62 g
Lactose: 0.59 g
Maltose: 0.21 g
Galactose: 0 g
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34% 59% 3% 3%
Starch: 16.31 g
Sucrose: 28.01 g
Glucose: 1.23 g
Fructose: 1.21 g
Lactose: 0.54 g
Maltose: 0.47 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +30.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +90.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +95.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +123.8%
~equal in Glucose ~1.23g
~equal in Lactose ~0.54g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/nutrients

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

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