Carrot cake vs. Blueberry pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and blueberry pie different?

Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, selenium, folate, manganese, and iron, while blueberry pie is higher in vitamin B1.
Blueberry pie covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 12728% more than carrot cake.
Carrot cake contains 46 times more vitamin A than blueberry pie. Carrot cake contains 1930IU of vitamin A, while blueberry pie contains 42IU.
Blueberry pie is lower in sodium.
Blueberry pie has a higher glycemic index (59) than carrot cake (37).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Pie, blueberry, 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

Blueberry pie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+238%
Contains more IronIron	+46.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+723.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+34%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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

Blueberry pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+191.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+57635.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	153mg	12728%
Phosphorus	247mg	30mg	31%
Calcium	172mg	7mg	17%
Sodium	567mg	185mg	17%
Carbs	79.2g	33.5g	15%
Selenium	14.9µg	7.4µg	14%
Folate	67µg	23µg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	2µg	11%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.3mg	10%
Calories	415kcal	245kcal	9%
Iron	1.8mg	1.23mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.911g	7%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.194mg	6%
Protein	5.1g	2.7g	5%
Potassium	169mg	50mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.08g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.124mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.034mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	5.121g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.132mg	3%
Fats	9.8g	11.9g	3%
Copper	0.05mg	0.067mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.7mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	33.5g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	8mg	0%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.09mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.179mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.057mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.046mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.108mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.056mg	0%