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Wheat vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat and chocolate cake?

  • Wheat is richer than chocolate cake in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, magnesium, and iron.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 141% more.
  • Wheat has 11 times more manganese than chocolate cake. While wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, chocolate cake has only 0.28mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in wheat is lower.

We used Wheat, durum and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +207.9%
Contains more IronIron +118.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +502.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +379.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +975.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +651.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.5%

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 +197.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +492.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +207.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +922%
Contains more FolateFolate +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 11.9µg 141%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.28mg 119%
Phosphorus 508mg 106mg 57%
Copper 0.553mg 0.207mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.137mg 35%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.69mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.041mg 29%
Magnesium 144mg 32mg 27%
Iron 3.52mg 1.61mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.141mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.454g 5.43g 23%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 2.47g 15.1g 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Protein 13.68g 5.3g 17%
Sodium 2mg 315mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 6.039g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.304mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 2.761g 12%
Potassium 431mg 140mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.213mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Carbs 71.13g 53.4g 6%
Folate 43µg 27µg 4%
Calcium 34mg 60mg 3%
Calories 339kcal 371kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 51.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +158.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.2%
Contains more FatsFats +511.3%
Contains more WaterWater +123%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1655.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.