Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Cake, gingerbread, dry mix VS Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting

Weight per 100 calories

• Cake, gingerbread, dry mix: 23g
• Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting: 25g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is very high in comparison to other foods.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Cake, gingerbread, dry mix or Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	4%	28%	68%
Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting	4%	36%	60%

Macro Nutrients

	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	3.26% 3.16g	4.1% 4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.47% 0.79g	3.83% 1.22g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.3% 0.021g	2.7% 0.043g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.25% 0.38g	2.43% 0.41g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	13% 17g	11.6% 15g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	14.7% 10.7g	13% 9.46g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	1.02% 0.39g	2.1% 0.8g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	1.8% 1g	1.62% 0.91g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0.028% 0.25μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	6.5% 0.078mg	0.77% 0.009mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	4.22% 0.055mg	1.45% 0.019mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	3.65% 0.58mg	1.45% 0.23mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	1.08% 0.054mg	0.42% 0.021mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	0.72% 0.009mg	2.76% 0.036mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	2.9% 11.7μg	1.63% 6.5μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0.63% 0.015μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0.051% 0.046mg	0.53% 0.48mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.31% 0.046mg	1.82% 0.27mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.22% 1.46μg	2.2% 2.66μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	2.15% 21.5mg	2.9% 29mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	6.25% 0.056mg	8.5% 0.076mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	13.4% 1.08mg	11.3% 0.9mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	1.14% 4.8mg	2.15% 9.02mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	5.53% 0.13mg	5.3% 0.12mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	7.4% 51.7mg	3.1% 22mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	2.3% 78mg	1.3% 44mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	0.87% 0.48μg	1.55% 0.85μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	10% 150mg	5.55% 83.2mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	0.75% 0.082mg	2.37% 0.26mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.027% 1g	0.13% 4.65g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Cake, gingerbread, dry mix vs Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting:

• Cake, gingerbread, dry mix has 8.4 times more Vitamin B1, 2.9 times more Vitamin B2, 2.5 times more Vitamin B3, 2.6 times more Vitamin B5 and 1.8 times more Vitamin B9 than Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting.
• While Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting contain 3.8 times more Vitamin B6, 6 times more Vitamin E and 1.8 times more Vitamin K than Cake, gingerbread, dry mix.
• Both Cake, gingerbread, dry mix as well as Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin D in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Cake, gingerbread, dry mix vs Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting:

• Cake, gingerbread, dry mix has 2.4 times more Phosphorus, 1.8 times more Potassium and 1.8 times more Sodium than Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting.
• While Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting contain 1.4 times more Calcium, 1.4 times more Copper, 1.9 times more Magnesium, 1.8 times more Selenium and 3.2 times more Zinc than Cake, gingerbread, dry mix.
• Both Cake, gingerbread, dry mix and Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting have similar amounts of Iron and Manganese per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting contain 1.3 times more Fat, 1.5 times more Saturated Fat, 2.1 times more Omega 3 and 2.1 times more Fiber than Cake, gingerbread, dry mix.
• Both Cake, gingerbread, dry mix and Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting have similar amounts of Energy, Omega 6, Carbohydrate, Sugars and Protein per 100 kcal.
• Both Cake, gingerbread, dry mix as well as Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.