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Chocolate cake vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and fennel different?

  • Chocolate cake is richer in choline, selenium, copper, vitamin B2, and iron, while fennel is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 27% more than fennel.

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Fennel, bulb, raw types were used in this article.

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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 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +120.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +213.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +245%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.5%

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%
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1310%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +565.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +872.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.09g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.2g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 13.2mg 21%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.7µg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Calories 371kcal 31kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.169g 17%
Copper 0.207mg 0.066mg 16%
Carbs 53.4g 7.3g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.068g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.032mg 14%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 12mg 13%
Sodium 315mg 52mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.01mg 11%
Iron 1.61mg 0.73mg 11%
Phosphorus 106mg 50mg 8%
Protein 5.3g 1.24g 8%
Potassium 140mg 414mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 5%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.191mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.2mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.232mg 1%
Calcium 60mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.047mg 0%
Folate 27µg 27µg 0%
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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +327.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +631.5%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more WaterWater +269.7%

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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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8780.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1533.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.