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Chocolate cake vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and cocoa bean?

  • Chocolate cake is higher in choline, yet cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 378% more.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1692.1%
Contains more IronIron +864%
Contains more CopperCopper +1642.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +823.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +586.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1234.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10.9%

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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1026.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.207mg 3.607mg 378%
Iron 1.61mg 15.52mg 174%
Manganese 0.28mg 3.737mg 150%
Fiber 1.6g 29.8g 113%
Magnesium 32mg 476mg 106%
Phosphorus 106mg 728mg 89%
Potassium 140mg 2509mg 70%
Zinc 0.69mg 6.37mg 52%
Protein 5.3g 18.1g 26%
Choline 128.4mg 11.4mg 21%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.46mg 19%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.42g 16%
Sodium 315mg 19mg 13%
Saturated fat 5.43g 7.76g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 2.4mg 8%
Calories 371kcal 220kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.118mg 6%
Calcium 60mg 111mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 4.39g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.11mg 3%
Fats 15.1g 13.1g 3%
Carbs 53.4g 58.3g 2%
Selenium 11.9µg 13.2µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Folate 27µg 32µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.254mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.312mg 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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.3%
Contains more WaterWater +803.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +241.5%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%
~equal in Carbs ~58.3g

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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +557.4%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.