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Chocolate cake vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and cardamom?

  • Cardamom is richer than chocolate cake in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and copper.
  • Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1205% more.
  • Chocolate cake has 8 times more saturated fat than cardamom. While chocolate cake has 5.43g of saturated fat, cardamom has only 0.68g.
  • The glycemic index of cardamom is lower.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Spices, cardamom types 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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +615.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +699.3%
Contains more IronIron +767.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +982.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%

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%
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.102mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 0.28mg 28mg 1205%
Iron 1.61mg 13.97mg 155%
Fiber 1.6g 28g 106%
Zinc 0.69mg 7.47mg 62%
Magnesium 32mg 229mg 47%
Calcium 60mg 383mg 32%
Potassium 140mg 1119mg 29%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 21mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 22%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.68g 22%
Copper 0.207mg 0.383mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.43g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.23mg 15%
Sodium 315mg 18mg 13%
Fats 15.1g 6.7g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.87g 13%
Protein 5.3g 10.76g 11%
Phosphorus 106mg 178mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Folate 27µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Carbs 53.4g 68.47g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.198mg 5%
Calories 371kcal 311kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.182mg 2%
Net carbs 51.8g 40.47g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1.102mg 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 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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +125.4%
Contains more WaterWater +194.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.2%
Contains more OtherOther +221.7%

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
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +594.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +542.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients

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

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