Pound Cake Nutrition Facts
100g of pound cake contains 353 calories, 5g protein, 53.6g carbs, and 14g fat. Pound Cake is a snack food that is calorie-dense.
33.4g
sugar
Vitamins in Pound Cake
Per 100g
Minerals in Pound Cake
Per 100g
Amino Acids in Pound Cake
Protein breakdown per 100g, from the USDA record for this food.
Limiting amino acid: Lysine — 88% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 100g | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 117mg | 117mg | 2.3% |
| Isoleucine | 204mg | 204mg | 4.1% |
| Leucine | 397mg | 397mg | 7.9% |
| Lysine | 198mg | 198mg | 4% |
| Methionine | 117mg | 117mg | 2.3% |
| Phenylalanine | 239mg | 239mg | 4.8% |
| Threonine | 153mg | 153mg | 3.1% |
| Tryptophan | 41mg | 41mg | 0.8% |
| Valine | 249mg | 249mg | 5% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 100g | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 188mg | 188mg | 3.8% |
| Arginine | 229mg | 229mg | 4.6% |
| Aspartic Acid | 346mg | 346mg | 6.9% |
| Cystine | 137mg | 137mg | 2.7% |
| Glutamic Acid | 1119mg | 1119mg | 22.4% |
| Glycine | 163mg | 163mg | 3.3% |
| Proline | 504mg | 504mg | 10.1% |
| Serine | 295mg | 295mg | 5.9% |
| Tyrosine | 112mg | 112mg | 2.2% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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