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Cereal vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and chocolate cake different?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than chocolate cake.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 512% higher.
  • Cereal contains 193 times more vitamin C than chocolate cake. While cereal contains 38.5mg of vitamin C, chocolate cake contains only 0.2mg.
  • Cereal has less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than cereal (69).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting are the varieties used 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.
Cereal
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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 IronIron +2015.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1001.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.9%

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.
Cereal
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 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 +19150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4359.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1716.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2505.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.141mg 512%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.041mg 457%
Iron 34.06mg 1.61mg 406%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.213mg 281%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 1.137mg 178%
Vitamin A 814µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.69mg 63%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0.2mg 43%
Saturated fat 0.26g 5.43g 24%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.28mg 22%
Fats 1.08g 15.1g 22%
Sodium 795mg 315mg 21%
Cholesterol 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2.761g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 6.039g 15%
Carbs 86.85g 53.4g 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 11.9µg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.207mg 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Calcium 10mg 60mg 5%
Phosphorus 77mg 106mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.304mg 2%
Protein 6.06g 5.3g 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1.6g 1%
Potassium 105mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Calories 378kcal 371kcal 0%
Net carbs 85.45g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.12mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 +14.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.6%
Contains more OtherOther +23.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1298.1%
Contains more WaterWater +545.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 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 -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2860.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +679.9%

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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. 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.