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Chocolate cake vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and cashew different?

  • Cashew is higher than chocolate cake in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 221% more than chocolate cake.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than cashew (25).

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types were used 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%
Cashew
Cashew
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +812.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +371.4%
Contains more IronIron +314.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +960.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +737.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +459.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +491.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +67.2%

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%
Cashew
Cashew
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +267.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +917.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.062mg
~equal in Folate ~25µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.207mg 2.195mg 221%
Phosphorus 106mg 593mg 70%
Iron 1.61mg 6.68mg 63%
Magnesium 32mg 292mg 62%
Manganese 0.28mg 1.655mg 60%
Zinc 0.69mg 5.78mg 46%
Fats 15.1g 43.85g 44%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 23.797g 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 7.845g 34%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.417mg 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Protein 5.3g 18.22g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.423mg 24%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Potassium 140mg 660mg 15%
Selenium 11.9µg 19.9µg 15%
Sodium 315mg 12mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.058mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.864mg 11%
Saturated fat 5.43g 7.783g 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Calories 371kcal 553kcal 9%
Carbs 53.4g 30.19g 8%
Fiber 1.6g 3.3g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Calcium 60mg 37mg 2%
Folate 27µg 25µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1.062mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
Cashew
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.9%
Contains more WaterWater +369.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.8%
Contains more FatsFats +190.4%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%

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
Cashew
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +294.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.1%

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.