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Cheesecake vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheesecake and chocolate cake different?

  • Cheesecake is richer in vitamin A, while chocolate cake is higher in copper, choline, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Cheesecake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 22% more than chocolate cake.
  • Cheesecake contains 4 times more vitamin A than chocolate cake. Cheesecake contains 547IU of vitamin A, while chocolate cake contains 140IU.
  • Chocolate cake is lower in saturated fat.

Cheesecake commercially prepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 15% 7.9% 24% 6.7% 14% 40% 57% 18% 28%
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 +190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +155.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +935%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +128.8%

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 1.3% 53% 11% 7.5% 7% 45% 3.7% 34% 12% 21% 11% 14% 25%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +483.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +179.7%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheesecake Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Copper 0.02mg 0.207mg 21%
Saturated fat 9.921g 5.43g 20%
Vitamin A 159µg 18%
Choline 45.9mg 128.4mg 15%
Iron 0.63mg 1.61mg 12%
Selenium 5.2µg 11.9µg 12%
Fats 22.5g 15.1g 11%
Carbs 25.5g 53.4g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.141mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 2.761g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 8.634g 6.039g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 1.137mg 6%
Manganese 0.14mg 0.28mg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.304mg 5%
Fiber 0.4g 1.6g 5%
Sodium 438mg 315mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Calories 321kcal 371kcal 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Phosphorus 93mg 106mg 2%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.69mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.193mg 0.213mg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 2%
Folate 18µg 27µg 2%
Calcium 51mg 60mg 1%
Cholesterol 55mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.052mg 0.041mg 1%
Potassium 90mg 140mg 1%
Protein 5.5g 5.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 25.1g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 21.8g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.16µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.064mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.222mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.281mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.464mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.372mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.136mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.258mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.314mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.133mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 23% 26% 46%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 22.5 g
Carbs: 25.5 g
Water: 45.6 g
Other: 0.9 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 FatsFats +49%
Contains more WaterWater +86.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.4%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Protein ~5.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 43% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.921 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.3%

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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. Cheesecake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172711/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.