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Chocolate cake vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate cake and italian bread

  • Chocolate cake has more choline; however, italian bread has more folate, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for italian bread is 41% higher.
  • Italian bread has a higher glycemic index than chocolate cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Bread, italian.

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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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more IronIron +82.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +128.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.191mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~103mg

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% 0% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +779.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +607.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Italian bread DV% diff.
Folate 27µg 191µg 41%
Selenium 11.9µg 27.2µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.473mg 28%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0g 25%
Choline 128.4mg 14.6mg 21%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 4.381mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Fats 15.1g 3.5g 18%
Iron 1.61mg 2.94mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.812g 13%
Sodium 315mg 550mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.39g 9%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.464mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Protein 5.3g 8.8g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.292mg 6%
Calories 371kcal 271kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.86mg 2%
Copper 0.207mg 0.191mg 2%
Calcium 60mg 78mg 2%
Carbs 53.4g 50.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.378mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.048mg 1%
Potassium 140mg 110mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 46.9g N/A
Sugar 3.17g N/A
Phosphorus 106mg 103mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.188mg 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
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +331.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66%
Contains more WaterWater +46.3%
~equal in Carbs ~50.1g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +643.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.