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Chocolate brownie vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chocolate brownie and chocolate cake

  • Chocolate cake has less copper, vitamin A, manganese, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Chocolate brownie covers your daily copper needs 20% more than chocolate cake.
  • Chocolate cake contains 6 times less vitamin A than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie contains 827IU of vitamin A, while chocolate cake contains 140IU.
  • Chocolate cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 +65.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.7%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.6%
~equal in Calcium ~60mg
~equal in Sodium ~315mg
~equal in Selenium ~11.9µg

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% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 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 +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 2.761g 44%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 29.1g 15.1g 22%
Copper 0.388mg 0.207mg 20%
Vitamin A 176µg 20%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.28mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 6.039g 12%
Saturated fat 7.319g 5.43g 9%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Cholesterol 73mg 58mg 5%
Magnesium 53mg 32mg 5%
Calories 466kcal 371kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.041mg 4%
Phosphorus 132mg 106mg 4%
Iron 1.84mg 1.61mg 3%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.69mg 3%
Protein 6.2g 5.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.213mg 2%
Selenium 11.5µg 11.9µg 1%
Folate 29µg 27µg 1%
Sodium 343mg 315mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 1.137mg 1%
Carbs 50.2g 53.4g 1%
Potassium 176mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 51.8g N/A
Calcium 57mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.141mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.304mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.16µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 ProteinProtein +17%
Contains more FatsFats +92.7%
Contains more WaterWater +93.7%
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 +79.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%

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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 brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.