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Carrot cake vs. Bread sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrot cake and bread sticks

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium; however, bread sticks are richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Bread sticks' daily need coverage for selenium is 41% more.
  • Bread sticks have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bread sticks is 67, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread sticks, plain.

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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 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 6.6% 11% 161% 63% 24% 52% 93% 73% 205%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +681.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more IronIron +137.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +276%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +151.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.557mg

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 4% 32% 0% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50% 0%
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% 0% 20% 0% 147% 128% 99% 32% 17% 0% 5.5% 122% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +141.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Bread sticks DV% diff.
Selenium 14.9µg 37.5µg 41%
Iron 1.8mg 4.28mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.553mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.589mg 27%
Folate 67µg 162µg 24%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 5.281mg 19%
Phosphorus 247mg 121mg 18%
Copper 0.05mg 0.188mg 15%
Calcium 172mg 22mg 15%
Protein 5.1g 12g 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 7%
Magnesium 8mg 32mg 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.88mg 6%
Sodium 567mg 713mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.54mg 5%
Carbs 79.2g 68.4g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.557mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 3.568g 1%
Potassium 169mg 124mg 1%
Calories 415kcal 412kcal 0%
Fats 9.8g 9.5g 0%
Net carbs 79.2g 65.4g N/A
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 1.472g 1.41g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 3.628g 0%
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.338mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.458mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.835mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.212mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.59mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.516mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.258mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
12% 10% 68% 6% 4%
Protein: 12 g
Fats: 9.5 g
Carbs: 68.4 g
Water: 6.1 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.3%
Contains more WaterWater +69.4%
Contains more OtherOther +73.9%
~equal in Fats ~9.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
16% 41% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.568 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.628 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.41g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~3.628g

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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. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/nutrients
  2. Bread sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174929/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.