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

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The main differences between yellow cake and chocolate brownie

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.

Food types used in this article are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.

Yellow cake

Chocolate brownie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-9.6%

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%

~equal in Potassium ~176mg

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

~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.

Yellow cake

Chocolate brownie

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

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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	9.412g	31%
Vitamin E	4.5mg		30%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Copper	0.159mg	0.388mg	25%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Vitamin K	25.1µg		21%
Cholesterol	16mg	73mg	19%
Vitamin A	7µg	176µg	19%
Fats	17.75g	29.1g	17%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.587mg	16%
Selenium	5.9µg	11.5µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	10.839g	9%
Magnesium	20mg	53mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.141mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.19mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.094mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Saturated fat	5.793g	7.319g	7%
Protein	3.16g	6.2g	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.97mg	5%
Calories	379kcal	466kcal	4%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Calcium	32mg	57mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.328mg	3%
Choline	17.4mg		3%
Carbs	55.36g	50.2g	2%
Iron	2.03mg	1.84mg	2%
Folate	22µg	29µg	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Phosphorus	138mg	132mg	1%
Sodium	310mg	343mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	0.982mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	752kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	53.86g	50.2g	N/A
Potassium	187mg	176mg	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)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.006g	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