Chocolate brownie vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate brownie and doughnuts

Chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, and manganese; however, doughnuts have more vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, and iron.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 33% more.
Chocolate brownie has 44 times more vitamin A than doughnuts. Chocolate brownie has 176µg of vitamin A, while doughnuts have 4µg.
Doughnuts are lower in cholesterol.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+331.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+94%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.9%

Contains more IronIron	+37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97%

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+217.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	3.915g	37%
Copper	0.388mg	0.09mg	33%
Cholesterol	73mg	10mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.39mg	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Vitamin A	176µg	4µg	19%
Phosphorus	132mg	260mg	18%
Saturated fat	7.319g	11.105g	17%
Folate	29µg	92µg	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	2.91mg	12%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.333mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	17mg	9%
Iron	1.84mg	2.53mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.301mg	9%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Fiber		1.7g	7%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Fats	29.1g	24.93g	6%
Sodium	343mg	477mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	8.544g	6%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.5mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Selenium	11.5µg	10.1µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.05mg	3%
Calories	466kcal	434kcal	2%
Protein	6.2g	5.31g	2%
Calcium	57mg	40mg	2%
Carbs	50.2g	47.06g	1%
Potassium	176mg	134mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.377mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	1.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar		18.15g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.078mg		0%
Threonine	0.228mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg		0%
Leucine	0.447mg		0%
Lysine	0.283mg		0%
Methionine	0.132mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg		0%
Valine	0.323mg		0%
Histidine	0.136mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A