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Chocolate cake vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate cake and muenster cheese

  • Chocolate cake is higher in choline, copper, and iron; however, muenster cheese is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Muenster cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 68% higher.
  • Chocolate cake has 8 times more choline than muenster cheese. While chocolate cake has 128.4mg of choline, muenster cheese has only 15.4mg.
  • Chocolate cake has less sodium.
  • Muenster cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than chocolate cake (41).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cheese, muenster.

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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% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more IronIron +292.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +567.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1095%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.8%
~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +984.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1003.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more CholineCholine +733.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +818.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Muenster cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 60mg 717mg 66%
Saturated fat 5.43g 19.113g 62%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.47µg 55%
Phosphorus 106mg 468mg 52%
Protein 5.3g 23.41g 36%
Vitamin A 298µg 33%
Fats 15.1g 30.04g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 15.4mg 21%
Copper 0.207mg 0.031mg 20%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.81mg 19%
Carbs 53.4g 1.12g 17%
Iron 1.61mg 0.41mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.661g 14%
Sodium 315mg 628mg 14%
Cholesterol 58mg 96mg 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.008mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.013mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.32mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 8.711g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.103mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Selenium 11.9µg 14.5µg 5%
Folate 27µg 12µg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.056mg 1%
Calories 371kcal 368kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 1.12g N/A
Potassium 140mg 134mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 1.24mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.829mg 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
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4667.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +341.7%
Contains more FatsFats +98.9%
Contains more WaterWater +71.2%
Contains more OtherOther +103.3%

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
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +317.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.2%

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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. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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