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Chocolate cake vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate cake and flour

  • Chocolate cake has more choline; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 54% more.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.8%
Contains more IronIron +188.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +184.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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%
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1134.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +456.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +419.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +577.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.044mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.785mg 54%
Selenium 11.9µg 33.9µg 40%
Folate 27µg 183µg 39%
Iron 1.61mg 4.64mg 38%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 5.904mg 30%
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.155g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.494mg 22%
Fats 15.1g 0.98g 22%
Choline 128.4mg 10.4mg 21%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.682mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.413g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.087g 15%
Sodium 315mg 2mg 14%
Protein 5.3g 10.33g 10%
Carbs 53.4g 76.31g 8%
Copper 0.207mg 0.144mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Calcium 60mg 15mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 2.7g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.438mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 22mg 2%
Potassium 140mg 107mg 1%
Calories 371kcal 364kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Zinc 0.69mg 0.7mg 0%
Phosphorus 106mg 108mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.044mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1440.8%
Contains more WaterWater +104.7%
Contains more OtherOther +291.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.9%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6841.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +568.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.