Chocolate cake vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and English muffins

Chocolate cake has more fats, iron, and copper; however, English muffins are richer in protein.
Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 26% more than English muffins.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, 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 English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate cake

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more IronIron	+80.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.5%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate cake

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.43g	0.259g	24%
Choline	128.4mg		23%
Selenium	11.9µg		22%
Fats	15.1g	1.8g	20%
Cholesterol	58mg	0mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	0.302g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	0.888g	12%
Iron	1.61mg	0.89mg	9%
Copper	0.207mg	0.129mg	9%
Calories	371kcal	235kcal	7%
Sodium	315mg	464mg	6%
Protein	5.3g	7.7g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.154mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.04µg	5%
Fiber	1.6g	2.7g	4%
Phosphorus	106mg	133mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	21mg	3%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.357mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.181mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	1.566mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.446mg	3%
Folate	27µg	37µg	3%
Carbs	53.4g	46g	2%
Calcium	60mg	52mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	700kcal	305kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	4.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	43.3g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	131mg	0%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.7mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.043mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g		N/A