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Chocolate cake vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate cake and soft serve?

  • Chocolate cake is higher in copper, choline, iron, selenium, and manganese, yet soft serve is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for copper is 20% more.
  • Chocolate cake has 56 times more manganese than soft serve. While chocolate cake has 0.28mg of manganese, soft serve has only 0.005mg.
  • The amount of sodium in soft serve is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate cake is lower.

We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +590%
Contains more ZincZinc +32.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +296.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~116mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1096.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +393.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +212.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Soft serve DV% diff.
Copper 0.207mg 0.03mg 20%
Choline 128.4mg 26mg 19%
Iron 1.61mg 0.21mg 18%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Selenium 11.9µg 3µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.46g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.5µg 14%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.005mg 12%
Cholesterol 58mg 91mg 11%
Sodium 315mg 61mg 11%
Carbs 53.4g 22.2g 10%
Saturated fat 5.43g 7.46g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.049mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.095mg 7%
Calories 371kcal 222kcal 7%
Calcium 60mg 131mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 3.49g 6%
Folate 27µg 9µg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 12mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.7g 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.506mg 4%
Fats 15.1g 13g 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.52mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.182mg 2%
Protein 5.3g 4.1g 2%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Phosphorus 106mg 116mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.8mg 1%
Potassium 140mg 177mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.048mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.3%
Contains more FatsFats +16.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.5%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more WaterWater +145.1%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +500.2%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.