Chocolate cake vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are chocolate cake and table salt different?
- Chocolate cake is higher than table salt in choline, selenium, copper, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
- Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1671% more than chocolate cake.
- Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than table salt (0).
Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Salt, table types were used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +3100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1650% |
| Contains more IronIron | +387.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +590% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +590% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +180% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +11800% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 315mg | 38758mg | 1671% |
| Saturated fat | 5.43g | 0g | 25% |
| Fats | 15.1g | 0g | 23% |
| Choline | 128.4mg | 0mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 11.9µg | 0.1µg | 21% |
| Copper | 0.207mg | 0.03mg | 20% |
| Calories | 371kcal | 0kcal | 19% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 0mg | 19% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.761g | 0g | 18% |
| Carbs | 53.4g | 0g | 18% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.213mg | 0mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.61mg | 0.33mg | 16% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.039g | 0g | 15% |
| Phosphorus | 106mg | 0mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.141mg | 0mg | 12% |
| Protein | 5.3g | 0g | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.28mg | 0.1mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 1mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Folate | 27µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.137mg | 0mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 0g | 6% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.304mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.69mg | 0.1mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 24mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 8mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 51.8g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.068mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.202mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.24mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.407mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.268mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.116mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.265mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.283mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.12mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.005g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.3 g
Fats:
15.1 g
Carbs:
53.4 g
Water:
24.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0.2 g
Other:
99.8 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +12100% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +5444.4% |
