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Chocolate chip cookie vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate chip cookie and chocolate cake different?

  • Chocolate chip cookie has more copper, manganese, iron, vitamin A, magnesium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than chocolate cake.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate chip cookie is 43% higher.
  • Chocolate chip cookie contains 4 times more vitamin A than chocolate cake. While chocolate chip cookie contains 594IU of vitamin A, chocolate cake contains only 140IU.
  • Chocolate cake has less saturated fat.

Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting are the varieties 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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.9%
Contains more IronIron +54%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg
~equal in Sodium ~315mg
~equal in Selenium ~11.9µg

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% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate chip cookie Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.071g 5.43g 39%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 28.4g 15.1g 20%
Copper 0.386mg 0.207mg 20%
Manganese 0.663mg 0.28mg 17%
Vitamin A 139µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.541g 2.761g 12%
Iron 2.48mg 1.61mg 11%
Calories 488kcal 371kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 8.241g 6.039g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Magnesium 55mg 32mg 5%
Cholesterol 70mg 58mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.184mg 0.141mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.16µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.213mg 3%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.69mg 2%
Potassium 221mg 140mg 2%
Folate 33µg 27µg 2%
Calcium 38mg 60mg 2%
Carbs 58.2g 53.4g 2%
Sodium 341mg 315mg 1%
Phosphorus 100mg 106mg 1%
Protein 5.7g 5.3g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.365mg 1.137mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.304mg 1%
Selenium 11.2µg 11.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 58.2g 51.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +88.1%
Contains more WaterWater +328.1%
~equal in Protein ~5.3g
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 g
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%

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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 chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/nutrients
  2. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.