Carrot cake vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carrot cake and chocolate chip cookie

Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, and folate; however, chocolate chip cookie is richer in copper, magnesium, and iron.
Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 63% more than carrot cake.
Chocolate chip cookie has 5 times less calcium than carrot cake. Carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, while chocolate chip cookie has 38mg.
Chocolate chip cookie contains less sodium.
Chocolate chip cookie has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is 50, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter.

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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 chip cookie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+352.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+587.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.8%
Contains more IronIron	+37.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+672%
Contains more ZincZinc	+370%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.6%

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 chip cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+103%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.177mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.084mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	14.071g	57%
Copper	0.05mg	0.386mg	37%
Fats	9.8g	28.4g	29%
Cholesterol	0mg	70mg	23%
Phosphorus	247mg	100mg	21%
Calcium	172mg	38mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	8.241g	11%
Magnesium	8mg	55mg	11%
Sodium	567mg	341mg	10%
Folate	67µg	33µg	9%
Iron	1.8mg	2.48mg	9%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.94mg	7%
Carbs	79.2g	58.2g	7%
Selenium	14.9µg	11.2µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.184mg	7%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.663mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	4.541g	6%
Vitamin A	97µg	139µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.365mg	5%
Calories	415kcal	488kcal	4%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.08µg	2%
Potassium	169mg	221mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.177mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.259mg	1%
Protein	5.1g	5.7g	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.2mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	58.2g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.084mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.191mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.391mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.27mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.279mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.123mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.003g	N/A