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Cocktail sauce vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cocktail sauce and chocolate cake

  • Cocktail sauce has more vitamin C; however, chocolate cake is richer in choline, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Cocktail sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 29% more.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 58 times more vitamin C than chocolate cake. Cocktail sauce contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, while chocolate cake contains 0.2mg.
  • Chocolate cake contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 PotassiumPotassium +120.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more IronIron +94%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +253.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +440.9%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 CVitamin C +5700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +571.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +347.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +1067.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 315mg 29%
Saturated fat 0g 5.43g 25%
Fats 1.05g 15.1g 22%
Choline 11mg 128.4mg 21%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.761g 18%
Selenium 2.2µg 11.9µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 6.039g 15%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.213mg 13%
Calories 124kcal 371kcal 12%
Copper 0.111mg 0.207mg 11%
Phosphorus 30mg 106mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.141mg 10%
Iron 0.83mg 1.61mg 10%
Carbs 28.22g 53.4g 8%
Protein 1.36g 5.3g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.28mg 6%
Potassium 309mg 140mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.304mg 5%
Magnesium 17mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.69mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 60mg 3%
Folate 17µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 1.137mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 11.83g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 WaterWater +169.1%
Contains more OtherOther +105.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1338.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.2%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.