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Mousse vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mousse and chocolate cake

  • Mousse has more vitamin B12 and vitamin A, while chocolate cake has more copper, iron, manganese, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Mousse covers your daily need for cholesterol, 27% more than chocolate cake.
  • Mousse contains 4 times more vitamin A than chocolate cake. While mousse contains 509IU of vitamin A, chocolate cake contains only 140IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in chocolate cake is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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 CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more IronIron +192.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +176%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +374.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.8%
~equal in Potassium ~140mg
~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.
Mousse
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +678.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 140mg 58mg 27%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 9.151g 5.43g 17%
Vitamin A 140µg 16%
Copper 0.075mg 0.207mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.16µg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 2.761g 13%
Iron 0.55mg 1.61mg 13%
Carbs 16.07g 53.4g 12%
Sodium 38mg 315mg 12%
Manganese 0.059mg 0.28mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.141mg 8%
Selenium 7.4µg 11.9µg 8%
Calories 225kcal 371kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 1.137mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.304mg 5%
Fiber 0.6g 1.6g 4%
Calcium 96mg 60mg 4%
Folate 15µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 6.039g 3%
Phosphorus 117mg 106mg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Protein 4.14g 5.3g 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.213mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.041mg 1%
Fats 16g 15.1g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 51.8g N/A
Potassium 143mg 140mg 0%
Sugar 14.81g N/A
Zinc 0.64mg 0.69mg 0%
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 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 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 +158%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +232.3%
Contains more OtherOther +111.8%
~equal in Fats ~15.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 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 -40.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214.1%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.