Banana bread vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between banana bread and carrot cake

Banana bread has more vitamin B6, while carrot cake has more phosphorus, calcium, manganese, folate, carbs, vitamin B1, and selenium.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 27% higher.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of banana bread is 54.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix.

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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.

Banana bread

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+719%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.1%
Contains more IronIron	+28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+325.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+152.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.1%

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.

Banana bread

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+103%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~97µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.294mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	58mg	247mg	27%
Calcium	21mg	172mg	15%
Cholesterol	43mg	0mg	14%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.528mg	14%
Sodium	302mg	567mg	12%
Folate	33µg	67µg	9%
Carbs	54.6g	79.2g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.265mg	8%
Iron	1.4mg	1.8mg	5%
Selenium	12.1µg	14.9µg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	2.205mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.079mg	5%
Calories	326kcal	415kcal	4%
Fiber	1.1g		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	3.702g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.04µg	3%
Saturated fat	2.237g	1.472g	3%
Protein	4.3g	5.1g	2%
Copper	0.072mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.17mg	2%
Fats	10.5g	9.8g	1%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	1.2mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	134mg	169mg	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin A	106µg	97µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.294mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	4.036g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	758kcal	814kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	5.3	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	79.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.109mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g		N/A