Chocolate brownie vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chocolate brownie and chocolate cake

Chocolate cake has less fats, copper, manganese, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Chocolate brownie covers your daily fats needs 22% more than chocolate cake.
Chocolate cake contains 3 times less polyunsaturated fat than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie contains 9.412g of polyunsaturated fat, while chocolate cake contains 2.761g.
Chocolate cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Chocolate cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.7%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+109.6%

~equal in Calcium ~60mg

~equal in Sodium ~315mg

~equal in Selenium ~11.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	2.761g	44%
Choline		128.4mg	23%
Fats	29.1g	15.1g	22%
Copper	0.388mg	0.207mg	20%
Vitamin A	176µg		20%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.28mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	6.039g	12%
Saturated fat	7.319g	5.43g	9%
Fiber		1.6g	6%
Calories	466kcal	371kcal	5%
Cholesterol	73mg	58mg	5%
Magnesium	53mg	32mg	5%
Phosphorus	132mg	106mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.041mg	4%
Iron	1.84mg	1.61mg	3%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.69mg	3%
Protein	6.2g	5.3g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.213mg	2%
Carbs	50.2g	53.4g	1%
Potassium	176mg	140mg	1%
Sodium	343mg	315mg	1%
Selenium	11.5µg	11.9µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	1.137mg	1%
Folate	29µg	27µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	700kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	1.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	51.8g	N/A
Calcium	57mg	60mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.141mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.304mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0.005g	N/A