Marble cake vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between marble cake and doughnuts

Marble cake is higher in carbs, yet doughnuts are higher in fats, vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than marble cake.
Marble cake contains 2 times more carbs than doughnuts. While marble cake contains 79.5g of carbs, doughnuts contain only 47.06g.
The amount of saturated fat in marble cake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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.

Marble cake

Doughnuts

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%

Contains more IronIron	+56.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+288.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~260mg

~equal in Sodium ~477mg

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.

Marble cake

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+292.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250%
Contains more FolateFolate	+155.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.45g	11.105g	39%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Fats	11.7g	24.93g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.39mg	17%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Selenium	2.6µg	10.1µg	14%
Folate	36µg	92µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.301mg	13%
Carbs	79.5g	47.06g	11%
Iron	1.62mg	2.53mg	11%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin B3	1.546mg	2.91mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.75g	8.544g	9%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	1.99mg	8%
Manganese	0.139mg	0.333mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.096mg	0.377mg	6%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	9.8µg	6%
Choline	4.5mg	37.3mg	6%
Fiber	2.9g	1.7g	5%
Copper	0.135mg	0.09mg	5%
Protein	3.4g	5.31g	4%
Calcium	76mg	40mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Phosphorus	275mg	260mg	2%
Sodium	519mg	477mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.025mg	0.05mg	2%
Caffeine	7mg	0mg	2%
Calories	416kcal	434kcal	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.5mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.779g	3.915g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.82g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1224kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	76.6g	45.36g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	123mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	35.71g	18.15g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg		0%
Threonine	0.105mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg		0%
Leucine	0.22mg		0%
Lysine	0.133mg		0%
Methionine	0.049mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.158mg		0%
Valine	0.164mg		0%
Histidine	0.065mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A