Cookie dough vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cookie dough and pound cake

Cookie dough has more manganese, iron, fats, fiber, copper, and selenium; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
Cookie dough's daily need coverage for manganese is 28% more.
Cookie dough contains 4 times more fiber than pound cake. Cookie dough contains 2.5g of fiber, while pound cake contains 0.6g.
Cookie dough contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cookie dough

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+250%
Contains more IronIron	+44.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+161.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+595.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.6%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cookie dough

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.765mg	0.11mg	28%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.372g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	3.02g	19%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.895g	17%
Threonine	0.177mg	153mg	15%
Cholesterol	24mg	66mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.36µg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Fats	18.9g	13.96g	8%
Iron	2.14mg	1.48mg	8%
Fiber	2.5g	0.6g	8%
Copper	0.11mg	0.042mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.249mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	4µg	70µg	7%
Selenium	9.1µg	5µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	3.419g	6%
Magnesium	28mg	8mg	5%
Phosphorus	104mg	140mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.173mg	5%
Calories	424kcal	353kcal	4%
Vitamin D*		34 IU	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Sodium	294mg	377mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Carbs	59.1g	53.64g	2%
Calcium	31mg	47mg	2%
Zinc	0.64mg	0.43mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	1.615mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.485mg	2%
Folate	35µg	42µg	2%
Protein	5.4g	5g	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	785kcal	706kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	56.6g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	147mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Saturated fat	4.751g	4.811g	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.004g	N/A