Chocolate cake vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chocolate cake and irish soda bread

Chocolate cake has more copper, while irish soda bread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and selenium.
Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 22% more than irish soda bread.
Chocolate cake contains 3 times more cholesterol than irish soda bread. While chocolate cake contains 58mg of cholesterol, irish soda bread contains only 18mg.
The amount of saturated fat in irish soda bread is lower.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41, while the glycemic index of irish soda bread is 69.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Chocolate cake

Irish soda bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90%
Contains more IronIron	+67.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~114mg

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.

Chocolate cake

Irish soda bread

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+220%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+74.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline	128.4mg		23%
Saturated fat	5.43g	1.111g	20%
Fats	15.1g	5g	16%
Iron	1.61mg	2.69mg	14%
Cholesterol	58mg	18mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.298mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	1.999g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	1.478g	9%
Copper	0.207mg	0.13mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	2.405mg	8%
Selenium	11.9µg	16µg	7%
Vitamin A		48µg	5%
Folate	27µg	47µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.05µg	5%
Calories	371kcal	290kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.269mg	4%
Sodium	315mg	398mg	4%
Fiber	1.6g	2.6g	4%
Potassium	140mg	266mg	4%
Protein	5.3g	6.6g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.083mg	3%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.355mg	3%
Calcium	60mg	81mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.8mg	1%
Phosphorus	106mg	114mg	1%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.57mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.25mg	1%
Carbs	53.4g	56g	1%
Net carbs	51.8g	53.4g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.201mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.234mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.436mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.159mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.002g	N/A