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Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting and carrot cake different?

  • Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting is higher in copper and iron; however, carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrot cake is 39% higher.
  • Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting contains 6 times more copper than carrot cake. While cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting contains 0.305mg of copper, carrot cake contains only 0.05mg.
  • Carrot cake has less saturated fat.

Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 35% 16% 135% 102% 28% 37% 43% 63% 19%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +510%
Contains more ZincZinc +420%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +338.2%
~equal in Potassium ~169mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.528mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 22% 0% 9.3% 17% 17% 5% 33% 7.5% 27% 20% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4% 32% 0% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +616.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting Carrot cake DV% diff.
Copper 0.305mg 0.05mg 28%
Iron 3.6mg 1.8mg 23%
Phosphorus 87mg 247mg 23%
Selenium 3.4µg 14.9µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.265mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.884g 1.472g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.822g 3.702g 13%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin A 1µg 97µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 8.525g 4.036g 11%
Sodium 332mg 567mg 10%
Folate 26µg 67µg 10%
Vitamin K 10.6µg 9%
Fats 15.93g 9.8g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.925mg 2.205mg 8%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.09mg 7%
Magnesium 36mg 8mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.17mg 7%
Calcium 116mg 172mg 6%
Carbs 60.31g 79.2g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.079mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.083mg 0.294mg 4%
Choline 20.6mg 4%
Protein 3.63g 5.1g 3%
Manganese 0.485mg 0.528mg 2%
Caffeine 6mg 2%
Calories 399kcal 415kcal 1%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.04µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 1.2mg 1%
Net carbs 57.11g 79.2g N/A
Potassium 176mg 169mg 0%
Sugar 37.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.055mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.158mg 0.186mg 0%
Leucine 0.261mg 0.336mg 0%
Lysine 0.196mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.156mg 0.238mg 0%
Valine 0.194mg 0.212mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.109mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.173g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 16% 60% 19%
Protein: 3.63 g
Fats: 15.93 g
Carbs: 60.31 g
Water: 18.57 g
Other: 1.56 g
5% 10% 79% 4% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +62.6%
Contains more WaterWater +415.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.3%
Contains more OtherOther +47.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 56% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.884 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.822 g
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +111.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.2%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174942/nutrients
  2. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.