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Chocolate cake vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate cake and pâté?

  • Chocolate cake has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and vitamin B5 than pâté.
  • Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 127% higher.
  • Pâté has a lower glycemic index than chocolate cake.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Pate, liver, not specified, canned 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%
Pâté
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +241.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +313%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +249.6%
~equal in Potassium ~138mg

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 6.7% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +370%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +190.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Pâté DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 3.2µg 127%
Vitamin A 991µg 110%
Cholesterol 58mg 255mg 66%
Selenium 11.9µg 41.6µg 54%
Iron 1.61mg 5.5mg 49%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.6mg 30%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Copper 0.207mg 0.4mg 21%
Fats 15.1g 28g 20%
Zinc 0.69mg 2.85mg 20%
Saturated fat 5.43g 9.57g 19%
Protein 5.3g 14.2g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 1.2mg 18%
Carbs 53.4g 1.5g 17%
Sodium 315mg 697mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 12.36g 16%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 3.3mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 200mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.03mg 9%
Folate 27µg 60µg 8%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.12mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 13mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 3.16g 3%
Calories 371kcal 319kcal 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 60mg 70mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 1.5g N/A
Potassium 140mg 138mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.157mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.568mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.554mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 1.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.838mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.582mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.768mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.298mg 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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14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3460%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.9%
Contains more FatsFats +85.4%
Contains more WaterWater +120.9%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

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
Pâté
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38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.5%

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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. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/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.