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Chocolate vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate and sponge cake?

  • Chocolate is richer in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet sponge cake is richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 108% higher.
  • Chocolate has 16 times more magnesium than sponge cake. Chocolate has 146mg of magnesium, while sponge cake has 9mg.
  • Sponge cake contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate has a lower glycemic index than sponge cake.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1522.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +296.5%
Contains more IronIron +407.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1735.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +240.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +749.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +516.7%

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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +536%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +502%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +60.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Sponge cake DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.056mg 108%
Iron 8.02mg 1.58mg 81%
Saturated fat 18.519g 1.301g 78%
Cholesterol 8mg 170mg 54%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.167mg 54%
Fats 31.28g 4.3g 42%
Magnesium 146mg 9mg 33%
Fiber 7g 28%
Selenium 3µg 18.5µg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 1.576g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.301mg 19%
Phosphorus 206mg 100mg 15%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.59mg 13%
Potassium 559mg 141mg 12%
Calories 546kcal 297kcal 12%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.159mg 11%
Folate 39µg 10%
Sodium 24mg 228mg 9%
Vitamin A 2µg 77µg 8%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0.37µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.546mg 5%
Protein 4.88g 7.3g 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 1.204mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.649g 3%
Calcium 56mg 42mg 1%
Carbs 61.17g 57.7g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.059mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 57.7g N/A
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +627.4%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2930.9%
~equal in Carbs ~57.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +505.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.