Yellow cake vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between yellow cake and pecan pie

Yellow cake has more iron and phosphorus; however, pecan pie is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
Pecan pie covers your daily cholesterol needs 24% more than yellow cake.
Pecan pie has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe.

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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

Pecan pie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.6%
Contains more IronIron	+37.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+142.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.4%

~equal in Calcium ~32mg

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

Pecan pie

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	+1071.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+337.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+18.2%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.847mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	4.5mg		30%
Cholesterol	16mg	87mg	24%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.712mg	21%
Vitamin K	25.1µg		21%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.188mg	12%
Selenium	5.9µg	12µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	11.181g	10%
Saturated fat	5.793g	3.989g	8%
Vitamin A	7µg	82µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.18mg	7%
Iron	2.03mg	1.48mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	5.71g	7%
Fats	17.75g	22.2g	7%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Copper	0.159mg	0.211mg	6%
Phosphorus	138mg	94mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.479mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.06mg	5%
Zinc	0.42mg	1.02mg	5%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Protein	3.16g	4.9g	3%
Choline	17.4mg		3%
Calories	379kcal	412kcal	2%
Potassium	187mg	133mg	2%
Sodium	310mg	262mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Folate	22µg	26µg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU		1%
Carbs	55.36g	52.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	53.86g	52.2g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g		N/A
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	0.847mg	0%
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.069mg	0%
Threonine		0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.223mg	0%
Leucine		0.372mg	0%
Lysine		0.248mg	0%
Methionine		0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.25mg	0%
Valine		0.255mg	0%
Histidine		0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.008g	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