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Pie crust vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pie crust and chocolate cake

  • Pie crust has more vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, and iron, while chocolate cake has more copper and vitamin B12.
  • Pie crust covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 21% more than chocolate cake.
  • Pie crust contains 4 times more folate than chocolate cake. While pie crust contains 104µg of folate, chocolate cake contains only 27µg.
  • The amount of sodium in chocolate cake is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 18% 5.6% 83% 25% 11% 37% 98% 41% 125%
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 IronIron +37.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +176%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.2%
~equal in Calcium ~60mg

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% 0% 0% 98% 49% 51% 16% 15% 0% 0% 78% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +178%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +285.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pie crust Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 17.887g 6.039g 30%
Fats 31.4g 15.1g 25%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.392mg 0.141mg 21%
Selenium 22.9µg 11.9µg 20%
Folate 104µg 27µg 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Sodium 753mg 315mg 19%
Copper 0.075mg 0.207mg 15%
Saturated fat 7.974g 5.43g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.727mg 1.137mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.968g 2.761g 8%
Iron 2.22mg 1.61mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Calories 518kcal 371kcal 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Magnesium 15mg 32mg 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.69mg 3%
Protein 6.9g 5.3g 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 106mg 3%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.28mg 2%
Potassium 64mg 140mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.268mg 0.304mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 52.1g 53.4g 0%
Net carbs 52.1g 51.8g N/A
Calcium 61mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.213mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.255mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.476mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.121mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.339mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.146mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 31% 52% 8% 2%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 31.4 g
Carbs: 52.1 g
Water: 7.6 g
Other: 2 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 +30.2%
Contains more FatsFats +107.9%
Contains more WaterWater +221.1%
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 60% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.968 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%

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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. Pie crust - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175022/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.