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Chocolate brownie vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate brownie and doughnuts

  • Chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, and manganese; however, doughnuts have more vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 33% more.
  • Chocolate brownie has 59 times more vitamin A than doughnuts. Chocolate brownie has 827IU of vitamin A, while doughnuts have 14IU.
  • Doughnuts are lower in cholesterol.
  • Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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 12% 12% 12% 95% 30% 14% 111% 62% 43% 55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +331.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +94%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.9%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97%

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% 1.3% 40% 0% 98% 69% 55% 23% 12% 7.5% 25% 69% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +217.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Doughnuts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 3.915g 37%
Copper 0.388mg 0.09mg 33%
Cholesterol 73mg 10mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.39mg 21%
Vitamin A 176µg 4µg 19%
Phosphorus 132mg 260mg 18%
Saturated fat 7.319g 11.105g 17%
Folate 29µg 92µg 16%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 2.91mg 12%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.333mg 11%
Starch 25.91g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.301mg 9%
Iron 1.84mg 2.53mg 9%
Magnesium 53mg 17mg 9%
Vitamin K 9.8µg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Choline 37.3mg 7%
Sodium 343mg 477mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 8.544g 6%
Fats 29.1g 24.93g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.06µg 4%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.5mg 4%
Selenium 11.5µg 10.1µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.05mg 3%
Calcium 57mg 40mg 2%
Protein 6.2g 5.31g 2%
Calories 466kcal 434kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.377mg 1%
Potassium 176mg 134mg 1%
Carbs 50.2g 47.06g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 45.36g N/A
Sugar 18.15g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.239g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.573g 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% 25% 47% 21% 2%
Protein: 5.31 g
Fats: 24.93 g
Carbs: 47.06 g
Water: 20.82 g
Other: 1.88 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.8%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +65.2%
~equal in Carbs ~47.06g
~equal in Other ~1.88g

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
47% 36% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.915 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.4%

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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. Doughnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174990/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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