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Chocolate cake vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and gingerbread?

  • Chocolate cake is higher in phosphorus, yet gingerbread is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and selenium.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for manganese is 18% more.
  • Chocolate cake has 2 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. While chocolate cake has 106mg of phosphorus, gingerbread has only 54mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate cake is lower.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.6%
Contains more IronIron +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37%
~equal in Copper ~0.195mg
~equal in Sodium ~327mg

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Gingerbread DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.683mg 18%
Iron 1.61mg 2.88mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.19mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 4.216g 10%
Cholesterol 58mg 32mg 9%
Magnesium 32mg 70mg 9%
Potassium 140mg 439mg 9%
Selenium 11.9µg 16.3µg 8%
Phosphorus 106mg 54mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Saturated fat 5.43g 4.122g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.06µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.162mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1.738mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.39mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 7.124g 3%
Protein 5.3g 3.9g 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Folate 27µg 33µg 2%
Fats 15.1g 16.4g 2%
Calories 371kcal 356kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.375mg 1%
Sodium 315mg 327mg 1%
Copper 0.207mg 0.195mg 1%
Calcium 60mg 71mg 1%
Carbs 53.4g 49.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 49.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
~equal in Fats ~16.4g
~equal in Carbs ~49.2g

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.7%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.