Bread sticks vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bread sticks and chocolate cake

Bread sticks are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate cake is richer in choline.
Bread sticks' daily need coverage for selenium is 47% higher.
Bread sticks have 6 times more folate than chocolate cake. While bread sticks have 162µg of folate, chocolate cake has only 27µg.
Chocolate cake has less sodium.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than bread sticks (67).

The food types used in this comparison are Bread sticks, plain 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.

Bread sticks

Chocolate cake

Contains more IronIron	+165.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+98.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+215.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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.

Bread sticks

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+317.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+159.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+364.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+779.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	11.9µg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.589mg	0.141mg	37%
Folate	162µg	27µg	34%
Iron	4.28mg	1.61mg	33%
Vitamin B2	0.553mg	0.213mg	26%
Vitamin B3	5.281mg	1.137mg	26%
Choline	14.6mg	128.4mg	21%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Saturated fat	1.41g	5.43g	18%
Sodium	713mg	315mg	17%
Protein	12g	5.3g	13%
Manganese	0.557mg	0.28mg	12%
Fats	9.5g	15.1g	9%
Vitamin E	1.01mg		7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Fiber	3g	1.6g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.628g	2.761g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.568g	6.039g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.54mg	0.304mg	5%
Carbs	68.4g	53.4g	5%
Calcium	22mg	60mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg		2%
Calories	412kcal	371kcal	2%
Phosphorus	121mg	106mg	2%
Zinc	0.88mg	0.69mg	2%
Copper	0.188mg	0.207mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	65.4g	51.8g	N/A
Magnesium	32mg	32mg	0%
Potassium	124mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	1.26g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.139mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.338mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.458mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.835mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.212mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.59mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.516mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.258mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A