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Chocolate cake vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and couscous

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, copper, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Couscous covers your daily selenium needs 28% more than chocolate cake.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of couscous is 65, 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 Couscous, 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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.4%
Contains more IronIron +323.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +404.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +131.1%

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% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +3790.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 11.9µg 27.5µg 28%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.029g 25%
Fats 15.1g 0.16g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 3.3mg 23%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Copper 0.207mg 0.041mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.064g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.022g 15%
Iron 1.61mg 0.38mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.027mg 14%
Sodium 315mg 5mg 13%
Calories 371kcal 112kcal 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 22mg 12%
Carbs 53.4g 23.22g 10%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.084mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.063mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Calcium 60mg 8mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.26mg 4%
Folate 27µg 15µg 3%
Protein 5.3g 3.79g 3%
Potassium 140mg 58mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.051mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.371mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.983mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.077mg 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% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.8%
Contains more FatsFats +9337.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130%
Contains more OtherOther +592.3%
Contains more WaterWater +197.4%

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4214.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.