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Chocolate cake vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate cake and zucchini different?

  • Chocolate cake is richer in choline, selenium, copper, iron, and phosphorus, while zucchini is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 27% more than zucchini.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than zucchini (15).

Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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.
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 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more IronIron +335.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +178.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%

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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1251.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Zucchini DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 0.084g 24%
Fats 15.1g 0.32g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 9.5mg 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 0.2µg 21%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 17.9mg 20%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Calories 371kcal 17kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 0.091g 18%
Carbs 53.4g 3.11g 17%
Copper 0.207mg 0.053mg 17%
Iron 1.61mg 0.37mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 0.011g 15%
Sodium 315mg 8mg 13%
Phosphorus 106mg 38mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.163mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.094mg 9%
Protein 5.3g 1.21g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.045mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.451mg 4%
Potassium 140mg 261mg 4%
Manganese 0.28mg 0.177mg 4%
Calcium 60mg 16mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.32mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.204mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1g 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Folate 27µg 24µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 51.8g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.026mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g 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: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +338%
Contains more FatsFats +4618.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1617%
Contains more OtherOther +215.8%
Contains more WaterWater +288.5%

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
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2934.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/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.