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

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The main differences between chocolate brownie and yellow cake

Yellow cake contains less copper, vitamin A, fats, manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than chocolate brownie.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 25% higher.
Yellow cake has 25 times less vitamin A than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie has 176µg of vitamin A, while yellow cake has 7µg.
Yellow cake is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery.

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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

Yellow cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+144%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+164.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.9%

Contains more IronIron

+10.3%

~equal in Potassium ~187mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~138mg

~equal in Sodium ~310mg

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

Yellow cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+227.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+98.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	4.728g	31%
Vitamin E		4.5mg	30%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.474g	30%
Copper	0.388mg	0.159mg	25%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.999g	24%
Vitamin K		25.1µg	21%
Cholesterol	73mg	16mg	19%
Vitamin A	176µg	7µg	19%
Fats	29.1g	17.75g	17%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.222mg	16%
Selenium	11.5µg	5.9µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	7.214g	9%
Magnesium	53mg	20mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.043mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.093mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0µg	7%
Saturated fat	7.319g	5.793g	7%
Protein	6.2g	3.16g	6%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.42mg	5%
Calories	466kcal	379kcal	4%
Starch		8.55g	4%
Calcium	57mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.165mg	3%
Choline		17.4mg	3%
Carbs	50.2g	55.36g	2%
Iron	1.84mg	2.03mg	2%
Folate	29µg	22µg	2%
Vitamin D*		6 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Phosphorus	132mg	138mg	1%
Sodium	343mg	310mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	0.8mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.83g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	1199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	53.86g	N/A
Potassium	176mg	187mg	0%
Sugar		39.22g	N/A
Trans fat		1.313g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.004g	N/A