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Chocolate cake vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and cheese

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, copper, and iron; however, cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 67% more than chocolate cake.
  • Cheese has 12 times less iron than chocolate cake. Chocolate cake has 1.61mg of iron, while cheese has 0.14mg.
  • Chocolate cake contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cheese, cheddar.

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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 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.2%
Contains more IronIron +1050%
Contains more CopperCopper +590%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +937%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1083.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +427.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +329.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +139.5%

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%
Cheese
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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 0% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +386.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1827.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +678.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +587.5%
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 60mg 710mg 65%
Saturated fat 5.43g 18.867g 61%
Phosphorus 106mg 455mg 50%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.1µg 39%
Vitamin A 330µg 37%
Protein 5.3g 22.87g 35%
Selenium 11.9µg 28.5µg 30%
Fats 15.1g 33.31g 28%
Zinc 0.69mg 3.64mg 27%
Copper 0.207mg 0.03mg 20%
Choline 128.4mg 16.5mg 20%
Iron 1.61mg 0.14mg 18%
Carbs 53.4g 3.09g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.428mg 17%
Sodium 315mg 653mg 15%
Cholesterol 58mg 99mg 14%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.027mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.029mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.421g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 9.246g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.059mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 24IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calories 371kcal 404kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.41mg 2%
Potassium 140mg 76mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Folate 27µg 27µg 0%
Trans fat 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 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
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1628.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +331.5%
Contains more FatsFats +120.6%
Contains more WaterWater +51.7%
Contains more OtherOther +106.1%

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
Cheese
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64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.1%

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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. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/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.