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

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Differences between carrot cake and banana bread

Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, and selenium, while banana bread has more vitamin B6.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 29% higher.
Banana bread contains 8 times less calcium than carrot cake. Carrot cake contains 172mg of calcium, while banana bread contains 21mg.
The amount of sodium in banana bread is lower.
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 Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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.

Carrot cake

Banana bread

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%

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

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.

Carrot cake

Banana bread

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin A ~106µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.268mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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