Brown rice vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and chocolate cake different?

Brown rice is richer in manganese and vitamin B3, while chocolate cake is higher in choline, iron, copper, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Brown rice covers your daily need for manganese, 30% more than chocolate cake.
Brown rice contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate cake. Brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while chocolate cake contains 1.137mg.
Brown rice is lower in saturated fat.
Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than chocolate cake (41).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.

Brown rice

Chocolate cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+247.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.8%
Contains more IronIron	+187.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.2%

~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.

Brown rice

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1295.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.974mg	0.28mg	30%
Saturated fat	0.26g	5.43g	24%
Fats	0.97g	15.1g	22%
Choline	9.2mg	128.4mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	2.761g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	6.039g	14%
Sodium	4mg	315mg	14%
Iron	0.56mg	1.61mg	13%
Calories	123kcal	371kcal	12%
Copper	0.106mg	0.207mg	11%
Selenium	5.8µg	11.9µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.213mg	11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Carbs	25.58g	53.4g	9%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	1.137mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calcium	3mg	60mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.041mg	6%
Protein	2.74g	5.3g	5%
Folate	9µg	27µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.141mg	3%
Magnesium	39mg	32mg	2%
Potassium	86mg	140mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.304mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	23.98g	51.8g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g		N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.6g	0%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.69mg	0%
Phosphorus	103mg	106mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A