Carrot cake vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and biscuits different?

Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, phosphorus, and manganese, while biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Carrot cake covers your daily need for vitamin A, 37% more than biscuits.
Carrot cake contains 2 times more phosphorus than biscuits. Carrot cake contains 247mg of phosphorus, while biscuits contain 164mg.
Carrot cake is lower in saturated fat.

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types were 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.

Carrot cake

Biscuit

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+39.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.6%
Contains more IronIron	+61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.9%

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+125.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.285mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~61µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.8mg	2.9mg	14%
Saturated fat	1.472g	4.324g	13%
Phosphorus	247mg	164mg	12%
Carbs	79.2g	44.6g	12%
Vitamin A	97µg		11%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.31mg	11%
Fats	9.8g	16.3g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.356mg	8%
Selenium	14.9µg	19.5µg	8%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.378mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	6.93g	7%
Calcium	172mg	235mg	6%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.949mg	5%
Copper	0.05mg	0.082mg	4%
Protein	5.1g	7g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.035mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	4.163g	3%
Calories	415kcal	353kcal	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.54mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.08µg	2%
Folate	67µg	61µg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	18mg	2%
Sodium	567mg	580mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.2mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	121mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.285mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.161mg	0%