Roti (Chapati) vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between roti (Chapati) and chocolate cake?

Roti (Chapati) is richer in manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and zinc, yet chocolate cake is richer in choline.
Roti (Chapati)'s daily need coverage for manganese is 64% higher.
Roti (Chapati) has 7 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate cake. Roti (Chapati) has 0.28mg of vitamin B6, while chocolate cake has 0.041mg.
Roti (Chapati) contains less saturated fat.

We used Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen 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.

Roti (Chapati)

Chocolate cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more IronIron	+36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+523.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+123.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+66.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

~equal in Sodium ~315mg

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.

Roti (Chapati)

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+305.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+582.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1546.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.747mg	0.28mg	64%
Fiber	9.7g	1.6g	32%
Selenium	26.6µg	11.9µg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.45mg	0.141mg	26%
Choline	7.8mg	128.4mg	22%
Vitamin B3	4.61mg	1.137mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.041mg	18%
Starch	33.67g		14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.761g	2.761g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	2.091g	6.039g	10%
Saturated fat	3.311g	5.43g	10%
Fats	9.2g	15.1g	9%
Zinc	1.54mg	0.69mg	8%
Phosphorus	158mg	106mg	7%
Iron	2.2mg	1.61mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Magnesium	56mg	32mg	6%
Protein	7.85g	5.3g	5%
Folate	45µg	27µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.56mg	0.304mg	5%
Calories	299kcal	371kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.213mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.3µg		3%
Copper	0.229mg	0.207mg	2%
Potassium	196mg	140mg	2%
Calcium	36mg	60mg	2%
Carbs	46.13g	53.4g	2%
Sodium	298mg	315mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	36.43g	51.8g	N/A
Sugar	2.93g		N/A
Trans fat	0.029g		N/A
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%
Fructose	0.27g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.72g		N/A