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Chocolate cake vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and plums

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, plums are richer in vitamin C.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 27% more than plums.
  • Plums contain less cholesterol.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of plums is 53, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Plums, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +357.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +847.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +590%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +562.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +438.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.1%
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%
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +719.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
Contains more CholineCholine +6657.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Plum DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.017g 25%
Fats 15.1g 0.28g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 1.9mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 0µg 22%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.044g 18%
Iron 1.61mg 0.17mg 18%
Copper 0.207mg 0.057mg 17%
Calories 371kcal 46kcal 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.134g 15%
Sodium 315mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.026mg 14%
Carbs 53.4g 11.42g 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 16mg 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.052mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 9.5mg 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.7g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.028mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Folate 27µg 5µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.417mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 5%
Calcium 60mg 6mg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Potassium 140mg 157mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.029mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 10.02g N/A
Sugar 9.92g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.009mg 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
Plum
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11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.1%
Contains more FatsFats +5292.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +367.6%
Contains more OtherOther +386.5%
Contains more WaterWater +257.5%

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
Plum
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9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4406.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6175%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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