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Chocolate cake vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and chinese broccoli

  • Chocolate cake has more selenium, choline, copper, and iron; however, chinese broccoli is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Chinese broccoli covers your daily vitamin C needs 31% more than chocolate cake.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Broccoli, chinese, cooked.

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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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more IronIron +187.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +239.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +815.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
~equal in Manganese ~0.264mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +407.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 71%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 28.2mg 31%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.11g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.72g 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 1.3µg 19%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Choline 128.4mg 25.3mg 19%
Folate 27µg 99µg 18%
Calories 371kcal 22kcal 17%
Carbs 53.4g 3.81g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.33g 16%
Copper 0.207mg 0.061mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.05g 15%
Sodium 315mg 7mg 13%
Iron 1.61mg 0.56mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 41mg 9%
Vitamin A 82µg 9%
Protein 5.3g 1.14g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.146mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.437mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.095mg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.5g 4%
Potassium 140mg 261mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 100mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.159mg 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.39mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.07mg 2%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.264mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 0.84g N/A
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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +364.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1997.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1301.6%
Contains more OtherOther +127.8%
Contains more WaterWater +283.4%

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11978%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +736.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.