Shortcake vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shortcake and chocolate brownie

Shortcake has more calcium, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate brownie is richer in copper, fats, vitamin A, and manganese.
Chocolate brownie covers your daily copper needs 35% more than shortcake.
Chocolate brownie has 4 times less calcium than shortcake. Shortcake has 205mg of calcium, while chocolate brownie has 57mg.
Shortcake contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Shortcake

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+259.6%
Contains more IronIron	+38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66%
Contains more CopperCopper	+410.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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.

Shortcake

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162%
Contains more FolateFolate	+82.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	9.412g	39%
Copper	0.076mg	0.388mg	35%
Fats	14.2g	29.1g	23%
Cholesterol	3mg	73mg	23%
Vitamin A	18µg	176µg	18%
Saturated fat	3.772g	7.319g	16%
Calcium	205mg	57mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.141mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	10.839g	12%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.587mg	11%
Selenium	17µg	11.5µg	10%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	0.982mg	10%
Magnesium	16mg	53mg	9%
Iron	2.54mg	1.84mg	9%
Sodium	506mg	343mg	7%
Calories	346kcal	466kcal	6%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.19mg	6%
Folate	53µg	29µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.094mg	5%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.97mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.16µg	4%
Potassium	106mg	176mg	2%
Phosphorus	143mg	132mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.328mg	2%
Carbs	48.5g	50.2g	1%
Protein	6.1g	6.2g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	752kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	50.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.006g	N/A