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Chocolate cake vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate cake and blue cheese

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, copper, and iron; however, blue cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 66% more than chocolate cake.
  • Blue cheese contains 8 times less choline than chocolate cake. Chocolate cake contains 128.4mg of choline, while blue cheese contains 15.4mg.
  • Chocolate cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cheese, blue.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more IronIron +419.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +417.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3011.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +780%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.8%

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 0% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +386.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +733.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +468.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +662.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Blue cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 18.669g 60%
Calcium 60mg 528mg 47%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.22µg 44%
Phosphorus 106mg 387mg 40%
Sodium 315mg 1146mg 36%
Protein 5.3g 21.4g 32%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 1.729mg 29%
Vitamin A 198µg 22%
Choline 128.4mg 15.4mg 21%
Fats 15.1g 28.74g 21%
Copper 0.207mg 0.04mg 19%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.66mg 18%
Carbs 53.4g 2.34g 17%
Iron 1.61mg 0.31mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.382mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.8g 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.009mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.166mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.029mg 9%
Cholesterol 58mg 75mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Selenium 11.9µg 14.5µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 7.778g 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Potassium 140mg 256mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Folate 27µg 36µg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calories 371kcal 353kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1.016mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 2.34g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.758mg 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
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2182.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.8%
Contains more FatsFats +90.3%
Contains more WaterWater +73.8%
Contains more OtherOther +183.9%

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
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +245.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.8%

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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 cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients
  2. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.