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Chocolate cake vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and dough

  • Chocolate cake has more choline; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 47% more than chocolate cake.
  • Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, 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 Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.7%
Contains more IronIron +142.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +140.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1505%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +403.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +323.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161%
Contains more FolateFolate +355.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.71mg 47%
Selenium 11.9µg 28.6µg 30%
Iron 1.61mg 3.91mg 29%
Folate 27µg 123µg 24%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 4.817mg 23%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.529g 22%
Choline 128.4mg 8mg 22%
Fats 15.1g 2.42g 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.427mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.362g 14%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.577mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.855g 13%
Sodium 315mg 602mg 12%
Protein 5.3g 10.75g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.207mg 0.152mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.107mg 5%
Calories 371kcal 272kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.455mg 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.04mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Potassium 140mg 117mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 60mg 52mg 1%
Carbs 53.4g 51.88g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 49.68g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g N/A
Phosphorus 106mg 105mg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g 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
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g 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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +524%
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.8%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%
~equal in Carbs ~51.88g
~equal in Other ~1.95g

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
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1568.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +222.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.