Yellow cake vs. French rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yellow cake and french rolls different?

Yellow cake is higher in vitamin E, fats, and vitamin K; however, french rolls are richer in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for selenium for french rolls is 40% higher.
Yellow cake contains 15 times more vitamin E than french rolls. While yellow cake contains 4.5mg of vitamin E, french rolls contain only 0.3mg.
French rolls have less saturated fat.

Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Rolls, french are the varieties used 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.

Yellow cake

French rolls

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+184.4%
Contains more IronIron	+33.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+151.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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.

Yellow cake

French rolls

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1294.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+222.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+444%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+413.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	5.9µg	27.9µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.523mg	40%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.3mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	0.834g	26%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Folate	22µg	113µg	23%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	4.352mg	22%
Saturated fat	5.793g	0.962g	22%
Fats	17.75g	4.3g	21%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	1.8µg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.3mg	16%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.559mg	15%
Methionine		153mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	1.961g	13%
Protein	3.16g	8.6g	11%
Sodium	310mg	574mg	11%
Iron	2.03mg	2.71mg	9%
Phosphorus	138mg	84mg	8%
Fiber	1.5g	3.2g	7%
Calcium	32mg	91mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.452mg	6%
Calories	379kcal	277kcal	5%
Cholesterol	16mg	0mg	5%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.9mg	4%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Copper	0.159mg	0.135mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.039mg	3%
Carbs	55.36g	50.2g	2%
Potassium	187mg	114mg	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	53.86g	47g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g	0.31g	N/A
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Choline	17.4mg	14.8mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.099mg	0%
Threonine		0.255mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.336mg	0%
Leucine		0.608mg	0%
Lysine		0.231mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.422mg	0%
Valine		0.38mg	0%
Histidine		0.188mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A