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Chocolate cake vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and honey?

  • Chocolate cake is richer than honey in choline, selenium, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in honey is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate cake is lower.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Honey 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +283.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +475%
Contains more ZincZinc +213.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1387.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +460.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +839.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +347.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1250%
Contains more CholineCholine +5736.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0g 25%
Fats 15.1g 0g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 2.2mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.8µg 20%
Copper 0.207mg 0.036mg 19%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0g 18%
Phosphorus 106mg 4mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0g 15%
Iron 1.61mg 0.42mg 15%
Sodium 315mg 4mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.038mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 53.4g 82.4g 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.3g 10%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Folate 27µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.121mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0.2g 6%
Calcium 60mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.068mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.22mg 4%
Calories 371kcal 304kcal 3%
Potassium 140mg 52mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.001mg 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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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1666.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.7%
Contains more OtherOther +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.3%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.