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Chocolate vs. Marble cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate and marble cake different?

  • Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, zinc, and potassium; however, marble cake is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate is 99% higher.
  • Chocolate contains 10 times more manganese than marble cake. While chocolate contains 1.419mg of manganese, marble cake contains only 0.139mg.
  • Marble cake has less saturated fat.

Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix 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 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 13% 23% 11% 61% 45% 9.5% 118% 68% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +711.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354.5%
Contains more IronIron +395.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +661.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +474.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +920.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.5%

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% 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% 0.33% 17% 0% 45% 30% 29% 5.8% 5.8% 0% 7% 27% 2.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +209.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +624%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Marble cake DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.135mg 99%
Iron 8.02mg 1.62mg 80%
Saturated fat 18.519g 2.45g 73%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.139mg 56%
Fats 31.28g 11.7g 30%
Magnesium 146mg 18mg 30%
Sodium 24mg 519mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 3.779g 18%
Fiber 7g 2.9g 16%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.35mg 15%
Potassium 559mg 123mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.181mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 4.75g 12%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Phosphorus 206mg 275mg 10%
Caffeine 43mg 7mg 9%
Folate 36µg 9%
Calories 546kcal 416kcal 7%
Carbs 61.17g 79.5g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.13mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 1.546mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.096mg 4%
Protein 4.88g 3.4g 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.85mg 2%
Calcium 56mg 76mg 2%
Selenium 3µg 2.6µg 1%
Choline 4.5mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.025mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 76.6g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 35.71g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.22mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.049mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.158mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.065mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g 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
3% 12% 80% 3% 2%
Protein: 3.4 g
Fats: 11.7 g
Carbs: 79.5 g
Water: 3.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.5%
Contains more FatsFats +167.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30%
Contains more WaterWater +219.6%
Contains more OtherOther +35.3%

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
22% 43% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.779 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +246.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.