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Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting and carrot cake

  • Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting has more vitamin B2, while carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, manganese, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 38% higher.
  • Carrot cake contains 2 times less saturated fat than cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting. Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting contains 3.269g of saturated fat, while carrot cake contains 1.472g.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix.

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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 8.6% 39% 8.4% 57% 20% 8.7% 40% 43% 26% 71%
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 +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +18%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.9%
Contains more IronIron +18.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +168%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.6%

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 0.67% 5% 2.4% 0% 47% 56% 29% 11% 4.8% 10% 13% 29% 3.1%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +276.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +76.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting Carrot cake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 93mg 247mg 22%
Manganese 0.197mg 0.528mg 14%
Sodium 327mg 567mg 10%
Vitamin A 15µg 97µg 9%
Saturated fat 3.269g 1.472g 8%
Folate 38µg 67µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.186mg 0.265mg 7%
Carbs 57.2g 79.2g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 0.17mg 6%
Calcium 130mg 172mg 4%
Iron 1.52mg 1.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.079mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.533mg 2.205mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.148g 3.702g 4%
Fats 12.4g 9.8g 4%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 5.309g 4.036g 3%
Selenium 13µg 14.9µg 3%
Calories 357kcal 415kcal 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Potassium 95mg 169mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.294mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Copper 0.059mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 5.4g 5.1g 1%
Net carbs 56.4g 79.2g N/A
Sugar 35.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.19mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.243mg 0.186mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.336mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.128mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.281mg 0.238mg 0%
Valine 0.276mg 0.212mg 0%
Histidine 0.124mg 0.109mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 12% 57% 23% 2%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 12.4 g
Carbs: 57.2 g
Water: 23.3 g
Other: 1.7 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 +26.5%
Contains more WaterWater +547.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.5%
Contains more OtherOther +35.3%
~equal in Protein ~5.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.148 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 +31.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.6%

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, white, prepared from recipe without frosting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172709/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.

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