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Chocolate cake vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate cake and summer squash

  • Chocolate cake has more choline, selenium, copper, iron, and phosphorus; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% more.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +360%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +137.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +178.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1816.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +431.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~29µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Summer squash DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.044g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.18g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 6.7mg 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.2µg 21%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 17mg 19%
Calories 371kcal 16kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.089g 18%
Carbs 53.4g 3.35g 17%
Copper 0.207mg 0.051mg 17%
Iron 1.61mg 0.35mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.016g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.218mg 14%
Sodium 315mg 2mg 14%
Phosphorus 106mg 38mg 10%
Protein 5.3g 1.21g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.048mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.142mg 5%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.175mg 5%
Calcium 60mg 15mg 5%
Potassium 140mg 262mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 17mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.29mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.487mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.155mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 1.1g 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Folate 27µg 29µg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.025mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +338%
Contains more FatsFats +8288.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1494%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%
Contains more WaterWater +287.9%

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
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37643.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3002.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.