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Doughnuts vs. Chocolate eclair — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are doughnuts and chocolate eclair different?

  • Doughnuts are higher than chocolate eclair in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Doughnuts cover your daily need for saturated fat, 49% more than chocolate eclair.
  • Doughnuts contain 4 times more monounsaturated fat than chocolate eclair. Doughnuts contain 8.544g of monounsaturated fat, while chocolate eclair contains 2g.
  • Chocolate eclair is lower in saturated fat.

Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 12% 12% 95% 30% 14% 111% 62% 43% 55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 14% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +261.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.1%

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% 1.3% 40% 0% 98% 69% 55% 23% 12% 7.5% 25% 69% 20%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Doughnuts Chocolate eclair DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.105g 1.4g 44%
Phosphorus 260mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 33%
Fats 24.93g 6.9g 28%
Folate 92µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 23%
Iron 2.53mg 0.7mg 23%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.91mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 8.544g 2g 16%
Manganese 0.333mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Cholesterol 10mg 47mg 12%
Starch 25.91g 11%
Calories 434kcal 241kcal 10%
Copper 0.09mg 10%
Vitamin K 9.8µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 8%
Sodium 477mg 300mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.915g 2.9g 7%
Choline 37.3mg 7%
Zinc 0.5mg 5%
Potassium 134mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 2.1g 2%
Carbs 47.06g 40.3g 2%
Protein 5.31g 4.4g 2%
Calcium 40mg 48mg 1%
Net carbs 45.36g 38.2g N/A
Sugar 18.15g 16.8g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.239g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.573g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 25% 47% 21% 2%
Protein: 5.31 g
Fats: 24.93 g
Carbs: 47.06 g
Water: 20.82 g
Other: 1.88 g
4% 7% 40% 47%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 40.3 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.7%
Contains more FatsFats +261.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.8%
Contains more OtherOther +70.9%
Contains more WaterWater +127.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 36% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.915 g
22% 32% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.9 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.4%

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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. Doughnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174990/nutrients
  2. Chocolate eclair - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167922/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.