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

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What are the main differences between wheat Bread and chocolate cake?

  • Wheat Bread is richer in manganese, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2, yet chocolate cake is richer in choline.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 48% higher.
  • Wheat Bread has 5 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate cake. Wheat Bread has 6.25mg of vitamin B3, while chocolate cake has 1.137mg.
  • Wheat Bread contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index than wheat Bread.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more IronIron +154%
Contains more ZincZinc +113%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +180.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +211.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +481%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 0.28mg 48%
Selenium 33.4µg 11.9µg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 1.137mg 32%
Iron 4.09mg 1.61mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.141mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.989g 5.43g 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Choline 22.1mg 128.4mg 19%
Fats 4.27g 15.1g 17%
Protein 12.96g 5.3g 15%
Folate 86µg 27µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 6.039g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.213mg 13%
Fiber 4.7g 1.6g 12%
Phosphorus 188mg 106mg 12%
Sodium 601mg 315mg 12%
Calcium 165mg 60mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.041mg 9%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.69mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 2.761g 7%
Magnesium 59mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Calories 313kcal 371kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.304mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 140mg 2%
Copper 0.198mg 0.207mg 1%
Carbs 55.77g 53.4g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +144.5%
Contains more OtherOther +53.9%
Contains more FatsFats +253.6%
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g
~equal in Water ~24.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.