Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting VS Cake, gingerbread, dry mix

Weight per 500 calories

• Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting: 140g
• Cake, gingerbread, dry mix: 114g

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

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting or Cake, gingerbread, dry mix?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting	5%	26%	69%
Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	4%	28%	68%

Macro Nutrients

	Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	15% 14.5g	16.3% 15.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	17% 5.47g	12.4% 3.96g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	12% 0.19g	6.5% 0.1g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	16.7% 2.85g	11.3% 1.9g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0.48% 1.4mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	68.3% 88.8g	65.7% 85.4g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	111% 80.6g	73.6% 53.3g	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	3.7% 1.4g	5.1% 1.95g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	11% 6.18g	9% 5.03g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1.87% 17μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	15% 0.18mg	32.4% 0.39mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	20.4% 0.27mg	21% 0.27mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	9.33% 1.5mg	18.2% 2.9mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	4.7% 0.23mg	5.38% 0.27mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	3.13% 0.041mg	3.6% 0.047mg	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	11% 43.5μg	14.6% 58.4μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	3.5% 0.084μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0.16% 0.14mg	0.25% 0.23mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	1.87% 11.2IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	1.12% 0.17mg	1.53% 0.23mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	4.8% 5.76μg	6.1% 7.32μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting	Cake, gingerbread, dry mix	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	12.6% 126mg	10.8% 108mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	10.5% 0.094mg	31.3% 0.28mg	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	20.4% 1.63mg	67.2% 5.38mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	4% 17mg	5.72% 24mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	17% 0.39mg	27.7% 0.64mg	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	14% 98mg	37% 259mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	4.1% 139mg	11.5% 390mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	27.3% 15μg	4.37% 2.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	26.6% 399mg	50% 752mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	4.2% 0.46mg	3.74% 0.41mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.79% 29g	0.14% 5.03g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting vs Cake, gingerbread, dry mix:

• Cake, gingerbread, dry mix contains 2.2 times more Vitamin B1, 2 times more Vitamin B3, 1.3 times more Vitamin B9 and 1.3 times more Vitamin K than Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting and Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have similar amounts of Vitamin B2 and Vitamin B5 per 500 kcal.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting as well as Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin E in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting vs Cake, gingerbread, dry mix:

• Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting has 6.3 times more Selenium than Cake, gingerbread, dry mix.
• While Cake, gingerbread, dry mix contains 3 times more Copper, 3.3 times more Iron, 1.4 times more Magnesium, 1.6 times more Manganese, 2.6 times more Phosphorus, 2.8 times more Potassium and 1.9 times more Sodium than Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting and Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have similar amounts of Calcium per 500 kcal.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting as well as Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have insufficient amounts of Zinc in 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting has 1.4 times more Saturated Fat, 1.8 times more Omega 3, 1.5 times more Omega 6, 1.5 times more Sugars and 1.2 times more Protein than Cake, gingerbread, dry mix.
• While Cake, gingerbread, dry mix contains 1.4 times more Fiber than Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting and Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have similar amounts of Energy, Fat and Carbohydrate per 500 kcal.
• Both Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting as well as Cake, gingerbread, dry mix have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.