Pineapple cake vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pineapple cake and doughnuts?

Pineapple cake is higher in vitamin B1 and calcium; however, doughnuts are richer in phosphorus, fats, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Pineapple cake's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 12718% more.
Doughnuts contain 3 times less calcium than pineapple cake. Pineapple cake contains 120mg of calcium, while doughnuts contain 40mg.
Pineapple cake has less sodium.

We used Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) types in this article.

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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.

Pineapple cake

Doughnuts

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.6%
Contains more IronIron	+70.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.09mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.333mg

~equal in Selenium ~10.1µg

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.

Pineapple cake

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+253.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	153mg	0.39mg	12718%
Saturated fat	2.915g	11.105g	37%
Phosphorus	82mg	260mg	25%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Fats	12.1g	24.93g	20%
Folate	26µg	92µg	17%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Iron	1.48mg	2.53mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.156mg	0.301mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.19mg	2.91mg	11%
Calcium	120mg	40mg	8%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.194g	8.544g	8%
Sodium	319mg	477mg	7%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Calories	319kcal	434kcal	6%
Vitamin A	62µg	4µg	6%
Protein	3.5g	5.31g	4%
Cholesterol	22mg	10mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	1.7g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.202mg	0.377mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.282g	3.915g	4%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.5mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	50.5g	47.06g	1%
Magnesium	13mg	17mg	1%
Potassium	112mg	134mg	1%
Manganese	0.35mg	0.333mg	1%
Selenium	9.4µg	10.1µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.06µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	911kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	49.7g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar		18.15g	N/A
Copper	0.087mg	0.09mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg		0%
Threonine	0.117mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.147mg		0%
Leucine	0.264mg		0%
Lysine	0.143mg		0%
Methionine	0.074mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.173mg		0%
Valine	0.167mg		0%
Histidine	0.081mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	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