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Chocolate cake vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and beans

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12; however, beans are richer in fiber and vitamin B6.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 27% more than beans.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +455.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +164.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +316.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +217.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Beans DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.103g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.4g 23%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Choline 128.4mg 30.8mg 18%
Iron 1.61mg 0.29mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.172g 17%
Fiber 1.6g 5.5g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.035g 15%
Sodium 315mg 1mg 14%
Selenium 11.9µg 4.5µg 13%
Calories 371kcal 105kcal 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.06mg 12%
Carbs 53.4g 20.49g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.13mg 7%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Potassium 140mg 296mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.43mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.1mg 3%
Folate 27µg 24µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.15mg 1%
Protein 5.3g 4.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Calcium 60mg 50mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 14.99g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Copper 0.207mg 0.206mg 0%
Phosphorus 106mg 104mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +3675%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.6%
Contains more WaterWater +197.5%
~equal in Protein ~4.8g
~equal in Other ~1.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17154.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1505.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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 cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients

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

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