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Cardamom vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cardamom and chocolate cake?

  • Cardamom is richer than chocolate cake in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and copper.
  • Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1205% more.
  • Cardamom has 105 times more vitamin C than chocolate cake. While cardamom has 21mg of vitamin C, chocolate cake has only 0.2mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cardamom is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cardamom is lower.

We used Spices, cardamom and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types in this article.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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 +615.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +699.3%
Contains more IronIron +767.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +982.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.137mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.28mg 1205%
Iron 13.97mg 1.61mg 155%
Fiber 28g 1.6g 106%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.69mg 62%
Magnesium 229mg 32mg 47%
Calcium 383mg 60mg 32%
Potassium 1119mg 140mg 29%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.2mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 22%
Saturated fat 0.68g 5.43g 22%
Copper 0.383mg 0.207mg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 2.761g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.041mg 15%
Sodium 18mg 315mg 13%
Fats 6.7g 15.1g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 6.039g 13%
Protein 10.76g 5.3g 11%
Phosphorus 178mg 106mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Folate 27µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Carbs 68.47g 53.4g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.141mg 5%
Calories 311kcal 371kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.213mg 2%
Net carbs 40.47g 51.8g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 1.137mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 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 +103%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.2%
Contains more OtherOther +221.7%
Contains more FatsFats +125.4%
Contains more WaterWater +194.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 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 -87.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +594.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +542.1%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.