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Chocolate cake vs. Oregano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and oregano different?

  • Oregano is higher than chocolate cake in iron, manganese, fiber, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, folate, copper, potassium, and vitamin A.
  • Oregano covers your daily need for iron, 440% more than chocolate cake.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than oregano (5).

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Spices, oregano, dried 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 193% 479% 111% 1380% 211% 73% 63% 3.3% 651% 25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +164.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +743.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2561.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +800%
Contains more IronIron +2185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +205.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +289.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1682.1%

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 7.7% 28% 365% 0% 44% 122% 87% 55% 241% 0% 1554% 178% 18%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +297.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +308.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2446.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +777.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Oregano DV% diff.
Vitamin K 621.7µg 518%
Iron 1.61mg 36.8mg 440%
Manganese 0.28mg 4.99mg 205%
Fiber 1.6g 42.5g 164%
Calcium 60mg 1597mg 154%
Vitamin E 18.26mg 122%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 1.044mg 77%
Magnesium 32mg 270mg 57%
Folate 27µg 237µg 53%
Copper 0.207mg 0.633mg 47%
Potassium 140mg 1260mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.528mg 24%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 4.64mg 22%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.69mg 18%
Saturated fat 5.43g 1.551g 18%
Choline 128.4mg 32.3mg 17%
Fats 15.1g 4.28g 17%
Sodium 315mg 25mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.716g 13%
Selenium 11.9µg 4.5µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.921mg 12%
Vitamin A 85µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 1.369g 9%
Protein 5.3g 9g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Phosphorus 106mg 148mg 6%
Calories 371kcal 265kcal 5%
Carbs 53.4g 68.92g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.177mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.3mg 2%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 4.09g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.203mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.322mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.441mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.78mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.127mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.585mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.621g 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% 69% 10% 8%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 4.28 g
Carbs: 68.92 g
Water: 9.93 g
Other: 7.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +252.8%
Contains more WaterWater +145.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.1%
Contains more OtherOther +337.2%

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
43% 20% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.369 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +743.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%

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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. Oregano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171328/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.