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Chocolate cake vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and papaya?

  • Chocolate cake is higher in choline, selenium, copper, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 67% more.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Papayas, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 6% 16% 9.4% 15% 2.2% 4.3% 1% 5.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +544%
Contains more CopperCopper +360%
Contains more ZincZinc +762.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +960%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1883.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%

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 203% 16% 6% 0% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +513%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2004.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30350%
Contains more FolateFolate +37%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 60.9mg 67%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.081g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.26g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 6.1mg 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.6µg 21%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Copper 0.207mg 0.045mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.058g 18%
Iron 1.61mg 0.25mg 17%
Calories 371kcal 43kcal 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.072g 15%
Phosphorus 106mg 10mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.027mg 14%
Carbs 53.4g 10.82g 14%
Sodium 315mg 8mg 13%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.04mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.023mg 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.47g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.357mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Calcium 60mg 20mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 21mg 3%
Folate 27µg 37µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.191mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Potassium 140mg 182mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.7g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.038mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.005mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1027.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5707.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +393.5%
Contains more OtherOther +361.5%
Contains more WaterWater +260.9%

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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38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8287.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4660.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/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.