Carrot cake vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carrot cake and chocolate brownie?

Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and folate, yet chocolate brownie is richer in copper and magnesium.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 38% higher.
Carrot cake has 3 times more calcium than chocolate brownie. Carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, while chocolate brownie has 57mg.
Chocolate brownie contains less sodium.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+201.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+562.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+676%
Contains more ZincZinc	+385%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.2%

~equal in Potassium ~176mg

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+124.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+131%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%

~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.
Copper	0.05mg	0.388mg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	9.412g	38%
Fats	9.8g	29.1g	30%
Saturated fat	1.472g	7.319g	27%
Cholesterol	0mg	73mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	10.839g	17%
Phosphorus	247mg	132mg	16%
Calcium	172mg	57mg	12%
Magnesium	8mg	53mg	11%
Sodium	567mg	343mg	10%
Folate	67µg	29µg	10%
Carbs	79.2g	50.2g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.141mg	10%
Vitamin A	97µg	176µg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	0.982mg	8%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.97mg	7%
Selenium	14.9µg	11.5µg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.16µg	5%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.587mg	3%
Calories	415kcal	466kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.19mg	2%
Protein	5.1g	6.2g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.328mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.094mg	1%
Iron	1.8mg	1.84mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	50.2g	N/A
Potassium	169mg	176mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A