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Chocolate cake vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate cake and distilled beverage

  • Chocolate cake is higher than distilled beverage in choline, selenium, copper, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% higher.
  • Distilled beverage has less saturated fat.
  • Distilled beverage has a lower glycemic index (15) than chocolate cake (41).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof.

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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% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6900%
Contains more IronIron +3925%
Contains more CopperCopper +885.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1455.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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% 0% 0% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8646.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0g 25%
Choline 128.4mg 0mg 23%
Fats 15.1g 0g 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 0µg 22%
Copper 0.207mg 0.021mg 21%
Iron 1.61mg 0.04mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0g 18%
Carbs 53.4g 0.1g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.004mg 16%
Phosphorus 106mg 4mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0g 15%
Sodium 315mg 1mg 14%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.018mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.006mg 11%
Protein 5.3g 0g 11%
Magnesium 32mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.013mg 7%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Calories 371kcal 250kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.04mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Calcium 60mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 140mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.001mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 0.1g 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

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
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53300%
Contains more WaterWater +161.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1900%

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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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.