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Chocolate cake vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate cake and pita bread

  • Chocolate cake has more choline; however, pita bread is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Pita bread's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 38% more.
  • Pita bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pita bread is 68, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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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% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +62.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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% 0% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +779.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +324.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +307.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +296.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Pita bread DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.599mg 38%
Selenium 11.9µg 27.1µg 28%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.166g 24%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 4.632mg 22%
Fats 15.1g 1.2g 21%
Choline 128.4mg 14.6mg 21%
Folate 27µg 107µg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.535g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.105g 15%
Iron 1.61mg 2.62mg 13%
Sodium 315mg 536mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.327mg 9%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.481mg 9%
Protein 5.3g 9.1g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Calories 371kcal 275kcal 5%
Copper 0.207mg 0.168mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.397mg 2%
Phosphorus 106mg 97mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 53.4g 55.7g 1%
Potassium 140mg 120mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.034mg 1%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.84mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.195mg 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
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +1158.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.7%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5651.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +416.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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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. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.