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Chocolate cake vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and wakame

  • Chocolate cake has more choline and selenium; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, and copper.
  • Wakame covers your daily manganese needs 49% more than chocolate cake.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Seaweed, wakame, 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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +35.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1950%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +823.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +129.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +625.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.28mg 1.4mg 49%
Folate 27µg 196µg 42%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.13g 24%
Sodium 315mg 872mg 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.64g 22%
Choline 128.4mg 13.9mg 21%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.7µg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Magnesium 32mg 107mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.218g 17%
Calories 371kcal 45kcal 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.058g 15%
Carbs 53.4g 9.14g 15%
Copper 0.207mg 0.284mg 9%
Calcium 60mg 150mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.697mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.06mg 7%
Iron 1.61mg 2.18mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Protein 5.3g 3.03g 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 106mg 80mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 1.6mg 3%
Potassium 140mg 50mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.23mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A
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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2259.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +484.2%
Contains more WaterWater +227.8%
Contains more OtherOther +300%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10312.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1166.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.