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Chocolate cake vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chocolate cake and lychee

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 79% more than chocolate cake.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Litchis, raw.

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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 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more IronIron +419.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +885.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +241.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1883.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1708.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +35650%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 71.5mg 79%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.099g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.44g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 7.1mg 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.6µg 21%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.132g 18%
Iron 1.61mg 0.31mg 16%
Calories 371kcal 66kcal 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.12g 15%
Sodium 315mg 1mg 14%
Carbs 53.4g 16.53g 12%
Phosphorus 106mg 31mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.011mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.065mg 11%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.055mg 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.83g 9%
Copper 0.207mg 0.148mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.07mg 6%
Calcium 60mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.1mg 5%
Folate 27µg 14µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.603mg 3%
Potassium 140mg 171mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.3g 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 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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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +538.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3331.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223%
Contains more OtherOther +309.1%
Contains more WaterWater +235.1%

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
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4932.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1991.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.