Chocolate cake vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chocolate cake and dinner rolls

Chocolate cake has more choline and fats, while dinner rolls have more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, folate, and protein.
Dinner rolls cover your daily need for vitamin B1 32% more than chocolate cake.
Chocolate cake contains 15 times more cholesterol than dinner rolls. While chocolate cake contains 58mg of cholesterol, dinner rolls contain only 4mg.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41, while the glycemic index of dinner rolls is 62.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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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 cake

Dinner rolls

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+196.7%
Contains more IronIron	+131.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125.2%

~equal in Potassium ~139mg

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 cake

Dinner rolls

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+23.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+273%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+372%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+136.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+274.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.526mg	32%
Selenium	11.9µg	26.8µg	27%
Iron	1.61mg	3.72mg	26%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	5.367mg	26%
Choline	128.4mg	14.6mg	21%
Folate	27µg	101µg	19%
Cholesterol	58mg	4mg	18%
Saturated fat	5.43g	1.375g	18%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.224g	14%
Fats	15.1g	6.47g	13%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.582mg	13%
Calcium	60mg	178mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.374mg	12%
Protein	5.3g	10.86g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	1.881g	10%
Vitamin K		10.6µg	9%
Copper	0.207mg	0.135mg	8%
Sodium	315mg	467mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.097mg	4%
Calories	371kcal	310kcal	3%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.99mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.452mg	3%
Fiber	1.6g	2g	2%
Phosphorus	106mg	122mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	2.509g	2%
Magnesium	32mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.13µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	700kcal	285kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	3.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	50.04g	N/A
Carbs	53.4g	52.04g	0%
Potassium	140mg	139mg	0%
Sugar		5.55g	N/A
Vitamin A		1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.286mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.729mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.506mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.401mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.222mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.001g	N/A