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Chocolate cake vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and lentil soup different?

  • Chocolate cake is higher than lentil soup in selenium, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 25% more than lentil soup.
  • Chocolate cake contains 40 times more selenium than lentil soup. Chocolate cake contains 11.9µg of selenium, while lentil soup contains 0.3µg.
  • Lentil soup is lower in cholesterol.

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve types were used 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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +252.9%
Contains more IronIron +50.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3866.7%
~equal in Potassium ~144mg

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +35%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +750%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Lentil soup DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.45g 23%
Fats 15.1g 1.12g 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.3µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.13g 18%
Cholesterol 58mg 3mg 18%
Calories 371kcal 56kcal 16%
Copper 0.207mg 0.07mg 15%
Carbs 53.4g 8.16g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.52g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.045mg 13%
Sodium 315mg 532mg 9%
Iron 1.61mg 1.07mg 7%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.12mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.07mg 6%
Phosphorus 106mg 74mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 9mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.545mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.09mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 17mg 4%
Protein 5.3g 3.74g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.7mg 2%
Folate 27µg 20µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.12µg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 8.16g N/A
Potassium 140mg 144mg 0%
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
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1248.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +554.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%
Contains more WaterWater +251.4%

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
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1061.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2023.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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.