Chocolate cake vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate cake and cinnamon roll

Chocolate cake has more choline, copper, and vitamin B2; however, cinnamon roll is higher in calcium, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 36% more than chocolate cake.
Cinnamon roll contains 12 times less choline than chocolate cake. Chocolate cake contains 128.4mg of choline, while cinnamon roll contains 10.6mg.
Cinnamon roll has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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.

Chocolate cake

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.3%
Contains more IronIron	+17.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+205%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.6%

~equal in Sodium ~305mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.292mg

~equal in Selenium ~13µg

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.

Chocolate cake

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1111.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.43g	12.649g	33%
Choline	128.4mg	10.6mg	21%
Cholesterol	58mg	5mg	18%
Fats	15.1g	26.61g	18%
Copper	0.207mg	0.062mg	16%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Calcium	60mg	183mg	12%
Folate	27µg	72µg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	2.404mg	8%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	8.723g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.138mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	3.676g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.211mg	6%
Calories	371kcal	452kcal	4%
Phosphorus	106mg	131mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	14mg	4%
Iron	1.61mg	1.37mg	3%
Protein	5.3g	4.45g	2%
Selenium	11.9µg	13µg	2%
Carbs	53.4g	48.6g	2%
Fiber	1.6g	1.2g	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.337mg	1%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.292mg	1%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.53mg	1%
Potassium	140mg	102mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Sodium	315mg	305mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.038mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A