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Chocolate cake vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate cake and mussels?

  • Chocolate cake has less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin B1 than mussels.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 993% higher.
  • Chocolate cake has 6 times more saturated fat than mussels. Chocolate cake has 5.43g of saturated fat, while mussels has 0.85g.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.4%
Contains more IronIron +317.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +287%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2328.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +652.9%

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14900%
Contains more FolateFolate +181.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 24µg 993%
Manganese 0.28mg 6.8mg 283%
Selenium 11.9µg 89.6µg 141%
Iron 1.61mg 6.72mg 64%
Protein 5.3g 23.8g 37%
Phosphorus 106mg 285mg 26%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.85g 21%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.67mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.42mg 16%
Fats 15.1g 4.48g 16%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 13.6mg 15%
Carbs 53.4g 7.39g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 1.014g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.3mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.95mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 3mg 12%
Folate 27µg 76µg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.212g 10%
Calories 371kcal 172kcal 10%
Vitamin A 91µg 10%
Copper 0.207mg 0.149mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.1mg 5%
Potassium 140mg 268mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 33mg 3%
Sodium 315mg 369mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 37mg 1%
Cholesterol 58mg 56mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 7.39g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g 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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +237.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +622.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +349.1%
Contains more WaterWater +150.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.7%

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
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +495.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.3%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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.