Coconut milk vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut milk and chocolate cake different?

Coconut milk is richer in manganese and copper, while chocolate cake is higher in choline, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
Coconut milk covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than chocolate cake.
Coconut milk contains 3 times more manganese than chocolate cake. Coconut milk contains 0.916mg of manganese, while chocolate cake contains 0.28mg.
Chocolate cake is lower in saturated fat.
Coconut milk has a higher glycemic index (97) than chocolate cake (41).

Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types were 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.

Coconut milk

Chocolate cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+227.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.61mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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.

Coconut milk

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+442.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+68.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1410.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	21.14g	5.43g	71%
Manganese	0.916mg	0.28mg	28%
Choline	8.5mg	128.4mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.261g	2.761g	17%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.213mg	16%
Carbs	5.54g	53.4g	16%
Sodium	15mg	315mg	13%
Fats	23.84g	15.1g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	6.039g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.141mg	10%
Selenium	6.2µg	11.9µg	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calories	230kcal	371kcal	7%
Copper	0.266mg	0.207mg	7%
Protein	2.29g	5.3g	6%
Calcium	16mg	60mg	4%
Potassium	263mg	140mg	4%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	0.2mg	3%
Folate	16µg	27µg	3%
Fiber	2.2g	1.6g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.76mg	1.137mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.304mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg		1%
Vitamin B6	0.033mg	0.041mg	1%
Phosphorus	100mg	106mg	1%
Magnesium	37mg	32mg	1%
Net carbs	3.34g	51.8g	N/A
Iron	1.64mg	1.61mg	0%
Sugar	3.34g		N/A
Zinc	0.67mg	0.69mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.09mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.17mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.101mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.116mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.139mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.053mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A