Raisin bread vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are raisin bread and chocolate cake different?

Raisin bread is richer in folate, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while chocolate cake is higher in choline and fats.
Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat 22% more than raisin bread.
Raisin bread contains 4 times more folate than chocolate cake. Raisin bread contains 106µg of folate, while chocolate cake contains 27µg.
Raisin bread is lower in saturated fat.
Raisin bread has a higher glycemic index (53) than chocolate cake (41).

Bread, raisin, enriched and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types were used in this article.

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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.

Raisin bread

Chocolate cake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.1%
Contains more IronIron	+80.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+23.1%

~equal in Calcium ~60mg

~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

~equal in Sodium ~315mg

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.

Raisin bread

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+292.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline	14.6mg	128.4mg	21%
Folate	106µg	27µg	20%
Saturated fat	1.081g	5.43g	20%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.339mg	0.141mg	17%
Fats	4.4g	15.1g	16%
Iron	2.9mg	1.61mg	16%
Selenium	20µg	11.9µg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.466mg	1.137mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.398mg	0.213mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.679g	2.761g	14%
Fiber	4.3g	1.6g	11%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.28mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.294g	6.039g	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calories	274kcal	371kcal	5%
Protein	7.9g	5.3g	5%
Potassium	227mg	140mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	0.304mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.069mg	0.041mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	32mg	1%
Calcium	66mg	60mg	1%
Copper	0.198mg	0.207mg	1%
Sodium	347mg	315mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	347kcal	700kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	1.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	48g	51.8g	N/A
Carbs	52.3g	53.4g	0%
Sugar	5.68g		N/A
Zinc	0.72mg	0.69mg	0%
Phosphorus	109mg	106mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.222mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.287mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.516mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.2mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.128mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.361mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.329mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A