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Potato salad vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato salad and chocolate cake

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, chocolate cake is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 20% more than potato salad.
  • Chocolate cake contains 50 times less vitamin C than potato salad. Potato salad contains 10mg of vitamin C, while chocolate cake contains 0.2mg.
  • Chocolate cake has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared 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% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 PotassiumPotassium +81.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +215.8%
Contains more IronIron +147.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +177.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +190.2%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 CVitamin C +4900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +285.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 1.429g 5.43g 18%
Selenium 4.1µg 11.9µg 14%
Carbs 11.17g 53.4g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.213mg 12%
Iron 0.65mg 1.61mg 12%
Calories 143kcal 371kcal 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0.2mg 11%
Fats 8.2g 15.1g 11%
Copper 0.118mg 0.207mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 6.039g 9%
Sodium 529mg 315mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.041mg 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 106mg 8%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.28mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 2.761g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.304mg 5%
Folate 7µg 27µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.141mg 5%
Protein 2.68g 5.3g 5%
Calcium 19mg 60mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.69mg 3%
Cholesterol 68mg 58mg 3%
Potassium 254mg 140mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.137mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.6g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 51.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +211.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.8%
Contains more FatsFats +84.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.1%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 -73.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.5%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.