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Chocolate cake vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate cake and fruit salad

  • Chocolate cake has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12; however, fruit salad has more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate cake is 27% higher.
  • Fruit salad has a higher glycemic index than chocolate cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains more IronIron +544%
Contains more CopperCopper +314%
Contains more ZincZinc +392.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +657.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +219.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +473.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1550%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Fruit salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.004g 25%
Fats 15.1g 0.03g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 22%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.011g 18%
Iron 1.61mg 0.25mg 17%
Copper 0.207mg 0.05mg 17%
Calories 371kcal 50kcal 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.005g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.014mg 15%
Phosphorus 106mg 14mg 13%
Sodium 315mg 5mg 13%
Carbs 53.4g 13.05g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.011mg 11%
Protein 5.3g 0.51g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Folate 27µg 3µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.151mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.14mg 5%
Calcium 60mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.356mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.053mg 5%
Vitamin A 30µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.3mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 1g 2%
Potassium 140mg 116mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.027mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 12.05g 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 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +939.2%
Contains more FatsFats +50233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.2%
Contains more OtherOther +592.3%
Contains more WaterWater +253.1%

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.