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Veggie burger vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veggie burgers and chocolate cake different?

  • Veggie burgers are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B3, while chocolate cake is higher in choline.
  • Veggie burgers cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 209% more than chocolate cake.
  • Veggie burgers contain 13 times more vitamin B12 than chocolate cake. Veggie burgers contain 2.01µg of vitamin B12, while chocolate cake contains 0.16µg.
  • Veggie burgers are lower in saturated fat.
  • Veggie burgers have a higher glycemic index (59) than chocolate cake (41).

Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.9%
Contains more IronIron +49.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1780.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +639%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1156.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +359.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.141mg 209%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0.16µg 77%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.28mg 29%
Folate 124µg 27µg 24%
Protein 15.7g 5.3g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.041mg 20%
Choline 19.4mg 128.4mg 20%
Selenium 22.6µg 11.9µg 19%
Cholesterol 5mg 58mg 18%
Saturated fat 1.44g 5.43g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 1.137mg 16%
Fats 6.3g 15.1g 14%
Phosphorus 206mg 106mg 14%
Carbs 14.27g 53.4g 13%
Fiber 4.9g 1.6g 13%
Sodium 569mg 315mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 6.039g 11%
Calories 177kcal 371kcal 10%
Iron 2.41mg 1.61mg 10%
Calcium 136mg 60mg 8%
Magnesium 56mg 32mg 6%
Potassium 333mg 140mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0.2mg 5%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.69mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 2.761g 5%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 4%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.213mg 2%
Copper 0.2mg 0.207mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 1.07g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.304mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.12mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 +196.2%
Contains more WaterWater +150.9%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
Contains more FatsFats +139.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +274.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 -73.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +239.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.5%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.