Pancake vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pancake and chocolate brownie?

Pancake is higher in calcium, vitamin B2, and selenium, yet chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin A, and magnesium.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 38% more.
Pancake has 4 times more calcium than chocolate brownie. While pancake has 219mg of calcium, chocolate brownie has only 57mg.
The amount of sodium in chocolate brownie is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is lower.

We used Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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.

Pancake

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+284.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+691.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+193.5%

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

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.

Pancake

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.049mg	0.388mg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.447g	9.412g	33%
Fats	9.7g	29.1g	30%
Saturated fat	2.122g	7.319g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	2.474g	10.839g	21%
Manganese	0.2mg	0.587mg	17%
Calcium	219mg	57mg	16%
Vitamin A	54µg	176µg	14%
Calories	227kcal	466kcal	12%
Magnesium	16mg	53mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.19mg	7%
Carbs	28.3g	50.2g	7%
Selenium	14.9µg	11.5µg	6%
Cholesterol	59mg	73mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.201mg	0.141mg	5%
Phosphorus	159mg	132mg	4%
Sodium	439mg	343mg	4%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.97mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.567mg	0.982mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.094mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.16µg	3%
Folate	38µg	29µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.405mg	0.328mg	2%
Iron	1.8mg	1.84mg	1%
Potassium	132mg	176mg	1%
Protein	6.4g	6.2g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	28.3g	50.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.237mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.513mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.321mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.147mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.319mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.335mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.152mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.006g	N/A