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Chocolate cake vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and coconut oil different?

  • Chocolate cake is higher than coconut oil in choline, copper, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 385% more than chocolate cake.
  • Coconut oil is lower in cholesterol.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than coconut oil (0).

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Oil, coconut types were used 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 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +3120%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +42700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Coconut oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 82.475g 350%
Fats 15.1g 99.06g 129%
Calories 371kcal 892kcal 26%
Choline 128.4mg 0.3mg 23%
Copper 0.207mg 0mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 0µg 22%
Iron 1.61mg 0.05mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Carbs 53.4g 0g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0mg 16%
Phosphorus 106mg 0mg 15%
Sodium 315mg 0mg 14%
Manganese 0.28mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0mg 12%
Protein 5.3g 0g 11%
Magnesium 32mg 0mg 8%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.702g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.02mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Calcium 60mg 1mg 6%
Potassium 140mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 6.332g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g 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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +81233.3%
Contains more OtherOther +97.8%
Contains more FatsFats +556%

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
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~6.332g

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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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.