Carrot cake vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carrot cake and cinnamon roll?

Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, phosphorus, manganese, and iron, yet cinnamon roll is richer in monounsaturated fat.
Cinnamon roll's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 56% higher.
Carrot cake has 965 times more vitamin A than cinnamon roll. Carrot cake has 1930IU of vitamin A, while cinnamon roll has 2IU.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) 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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.7%
Contains more IronIron	+31.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+165%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.2%

~equal in Calcium ~183mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.404mg

~equal in Folate ~72µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	12.649g	51%
Fats	9.8g	26.61g	26%
Phosphorus	247mg	131mg	17%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	8.723g	12%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Sodium	567mg	305mg	11%
Carbs	79.2g	48.6g	10%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.292mg	10%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.16µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.211mg	5%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Iron	1.8mg	1.37mg	5%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.53mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.038mg	3%
Selenium	14.9µg	13µg	3%
Potassium	169mg	102mg	2%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.138mg	2%
Calories	415kcal	452kcal	2%
Folate	67µg	72µg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.404mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.337mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.062mg	1%
Calcium	172mg	183mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	14mg	1%
Protein	5.1g	4.45g	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.676g	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A