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

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What are the main differences between chocolate brownie and white cake?

  • White cake has less copper, vitamin A, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc than chocolate brownie.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 36% higher.
  • Chocolate brownie has 73 times more cholesterol than white cake. Chocolate brownie has 73mg of cholesterol, while white cake has 1mg.

We used Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut 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.
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 8.6% 27% 8.7% 44% 22% 9% 30% 37% 36% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +341.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.8%
Contains more IronIron +58.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +479.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +193.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.2%
~equal in Selenium ~10.7µg

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 0.33% 4% 2.4% 3% 32% 44% 20% 10% 6.7% 7.5% 10% 23% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +224.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.128mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.189mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.063mg
~equal in Folate ~31µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie White cake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 2.162g 48%
Copper 0.388mg 0.067mg 36%
Fats 29.1g 10.3g 29%
Cholesterol 73mg 1mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 3.692g 18%
Vitamin A 176µg 12µg 18%
Saturated fat 7.319g 3.897g 16%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.277mg 13%
Magnesium 53mg 12mg 10%
Phosphorus 132mg 70mg 9%
Iron 1.84mg 1.16mg 9%
Calories 466kcal 356kcal 6%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.33mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.029mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Carbs 50.2g 63.2g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.06µg 4%
Protein 6.2g 4.4g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.167mg 3%
Sodium 343mg 284mg 3%
Calcium 57mg 90mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 3%
Potassium 176mg 99mg 2%
Folate 29µg 31µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.128mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 1.063mg 1%
Selenium 11.5µg 10.7µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 62.2g N/A
Sugar 57.39g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.189mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.199mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.338mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.228mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.229mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.099mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0g 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
4% 10% 63% 21%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 63.2 g
Water: 20.7 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.9%
Contains more FatsFats +182.5%
Contains more OtherOther +35.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.9%
Contains more WaterWater +64.3%

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
40% 38% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.897 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.692 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.162 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +193.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.8%

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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. White cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172698/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.