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Chocolate cake vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate cake and garden cress

  • Chocolate cake has more selenium and choline; however, garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 136% higher.

Food types used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cress, garden, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1222.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +332.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.5%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +558.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +34400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +502.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +196.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 69mg 76%
Vitamin A 346µg 38%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.023g 25%
Fats 15.1g 0.7g 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.9µg 20%
Choline 128.4mg 19.5mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Calories 371kcal 32kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.228g 17%
Carbs 53.4g 5.5g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.247mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.239g 15%
Potassium 140mg 606mg 14%
Folate 27µg 80µg 13%
Sodium 315mg 14mg 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.553mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Protein 5.3g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Iron 1.61mg 1.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.26mg 4%
Phosphorus 106mg 76mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.23mg 4%
Copper 0.207mg 0.17mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 81mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.1g 2%
Magnesium 32mg 38mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.242mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2057.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +870.9%
Contains more WaterWater +266.4%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2426.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1111%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.