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Sponge cake vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sponge cake and cocoa bean

  • Sponge cake has more vitamin B12; however, cocoa bean is richer in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily copper needs 395% more than sponge cake.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali.

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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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1679.4%
Contains more IronIron +882.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +6341.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +979.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +628%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2137.7%

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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sponge cake Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.056mg 3.607mg 395%
Iron 1.58mg 15.52mg 174%
Manganese 0.167mg 3.737mg 155%
Fiber 29.8g 119%
Magnesium 9mg 476mg 111%
Phosphorus 100mg 728mg 90%
Potassium 141mg 2509mg 70%
Cholesterol 170mg 0mg 57%
Zinc 0.59mg 6.37mg 53%
Saturated fat 1.301g 7.76g 29%
Protein 7.3g 18.1g 22%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 0µg 15%
Fats 4.3g 13.1g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.46mg 12%
Selenium 18.5µg 13.2µg 10%
Sodium 228mg 19mg 9%
Vitamin A 77µg 0µg 9%
Calcium 42mg 111mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.576g 4.39g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.204mg 2.4mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.546mg 0.254mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.118mg 5%
Calories 297kcal 220kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Folate 39µg 32µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.649g 0.42g 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 57.7g 28.5g N/A
Carbs 57.7g 58.3g 0%
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.312mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +988.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +147.9%
Contains more FatsFats +204.7%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
~equal in Carbs ~58.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +178.6%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/nutrients
  2. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.