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Cocoa bean vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cocoa bean and chocolate cake?

  • Cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, yet chocolate cake is higher in choline.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 378% more.
  • Cocoa bean has 19 times more fiber than chocolate cake. While cocoa bean has 29.8g of fiber, chocolate cake has only 1.6g.

We used Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types 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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
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 +1387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1692.1%
Contains more IronIron +864%
Contains more CopperCopper +1642.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +823.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +586.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1234.6%
~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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1026.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.207mg 378%
Iron 15.52mg 1.61mg 174%
Manganese 3.737mg 0.28mg 150%
Fiber 29.8g 1.6g 113%
Magnesium 476mg 32mg 106%
Phosphorus 728mg 106mg 89%
Potassium 2509mg 140mg 70%
Zinc 6.37mg 0.69mg 52%
Protein 18.1g 5.3g 26%
Choline 11.4mg 128.4mg 21%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.213mg 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 2.761g 16%
Sodium 19mg 315mg 13%
Saturated fat 7.76g 5.43g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 1.137mg 8%
Calories 220kcal 371kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.041mg 6%
Calcium 111mg 60mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 6.039g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.141mg 3%
Fats 13.1g 15.1g 3%
Carbs 58.3g 53.4g 2%
Selenium 13.2µg 11.9µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Folate 32µg 27µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.304mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 28.5g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 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 ProteinProtein +241.5%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%
Contains more FatsFats +15.3%
Contains more WaterWater +803.7%
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +557.4%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.