Chocolate cake vs. Tamale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are chocolate cake and tamale different?

Chocolate cake is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while tamale is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, and fiber.
Chocolate cake covers your daily need for copper, 16% more than tamale.
Chocolate cake contains 3 times more cholesterol than tamale. Chocolate cake contains 58mg of cholesterol, while tamale contains 17mg.
Tamale has a higher glycemic index (82) than chocolate cake (41).

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Tamales (Navajo) types were used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Chocolate cake

Tamale

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+106.9%
Contains more IronIron	+32%
Contains more CopperCopper	+228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+98.3%

Contains more ZincZinc

+114.5%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.

Chocolate cake

Tamale

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+182%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+237.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline	128.4mg		23%
Copper	0.207mg	0.063mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.54µg	16%
Fats	15.1g	6.12g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	0.688g	14%
Saturated fat	5.43g	2.396g	14%
Cholesterol	58mg	17mg	14%
Carbs	53.4g	18.12g	12%
Calories	371kcal	153kcal	11%
Selenium	11.9µg	6µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.08mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	2.739g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.143mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.05mg	8%
Zinc	0.69mg	1.48mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g	3.1g	6%
Starch		12.27g	5%
Sodium	315mg	427mg	5%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.174mg	5%
Iron	1.61mg	1.22mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	1.59mg	3%
Calcium	60mg	29mg	3%
Folate	27µg	15µg	3%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.7mg	2%
Protein	5.3g	6.28g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.205mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	22mg	2%
Phosphorus	106mg	99mg	1%
Net carbs	51.8g	15.02g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	131mg	0%
Sugar		0.99g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.052mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.271mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.568mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.427mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.15mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.275mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.318mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.196mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.029g	N/A