Banana bread vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between banana bread and chocolate cake

Banana bread has more vitamin B6 and vitamin A; however, chocolate cake is richer in copper, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 16% more than banana bread.
Chocolate cake has 4 times less vitamin B6 than banana bread. Banana bread has 0.15mg of vitamin B6, while chocolate cake has 0.041mg.
Banana bread contains less saturated fat.
Banana bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of banana bread is 54, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Chocolate cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+185.7%
Contains more IronIron	+15%
Contains more CopperCopper	+187.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+34%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Sodium ~315mg

~equal in Selenium ~11.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+265.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline		128.4mg	23%
Saturated fat	2.237g	5.43g	15%
Copper	0.072mg	0.207mg	15%
Vitamin A	106µg		12%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.041mg	8%
Fats	10.5g	15.1g	7%
Phosphorus	58mg	106mg	7%
Cholesterol	43mg	58mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	6.039g	4%
Magnesium	14mg	32mg	4%
Calcium	21mg	60mg	4%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.69mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.16µg	3%
Iron	1.4mg	1.61mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.141mg	3%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.28mg	3%
Protein	4.3g	5.3g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	1.137mg	2%
Calories	326kcal	371kcal	2%
Folate	33µg	27µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	2.761g	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.2mg	2%
Fiber	1.1g	1.6g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.213mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.304mg	1%
Sodium	302mg	315mg	1%
Carbs	54.6g	53.4g	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	51.8g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	140mg	0%
Selenium	12.1µg	11.9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.005g	N/A