Cream cheese vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cream cheese and chocolate cake different?

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin A, while chocolate cake is higher in copper, iron, choline, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and fiber.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 74% more than chocolate cake.
Cream cheese contains 8 times more vitamin A than chocolate cake. Cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, while chocolate cake contains 140IU.
Chocolate cake is lower in saturated fat.
Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than cream cheese (0).

Cheese, cream and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types were 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.

Cream cheese

Chocolate cake

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+61.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+255.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1363.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1050%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.4%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

~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.

Cream cheese

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+513%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1149.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+372.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	5.43g	67%
Vitamin A	308µg		34%
Fats	34.44g	15.1g	30%
Copper	0.018mg	0.207mg	21%
Iron	0.11mg	1.61mg	19%
Choline	27.2mg	128.4mg	18%
Carbs	5.52g	53.4g	16%
Cholesterol	101mg	58mg	14%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.28mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.141mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	2.761g	9%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	1.137mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	6.039g	7%
Selenium	8.6µg	11.9µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.86mg		6%
Fiber	0g	1.6g	6%
Magnesium	9mg	32mg	5%
Folate	9µg	27µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.304mg	4%
Calcium	97mg	60mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.16µg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.69mg	2%
Protein	6.15g	5.3g	2%
Calories	350kcal	371kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.041mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.213mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	5.52g	51.8g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g		N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Phosphorus	107mg	106mg	0%
Sodium	314mg	315mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A