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Carrot cake vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carrot cake and cookie dough

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, selenium, and folate; however, cookie dough has more manganese and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrot cake is 37% higher.
  • Cookie dough has 6 times less calcium than carrot cake. Carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, while cookie dough has 31mg.
  • Cookie dough is lower in sodium.
  • Cookie dough has a higher glycemic index than carrot cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +454.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more IronIron +18.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.9%

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% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.04µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Cookie dough DV% diff.
Phosphorus 247mg 104mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 10.531g 16%
Saturated fat 1.472g 4.751g 15%
Fats 9.8g 18.9g 14%
Calcium 172mg 31mg 14%
Sodium 567mg 294mg 12%
Selenium 14.9µg 9.1µg 11%
Vitamin A 97µg 4µg 10%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.765mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Folate 67µg 35µg 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 24mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 2.592g 7%
Carbs 79.2g 59.1g 7%
Copper 0.05mg 0.11mg 7%
Magnesium 8mg 28mg 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.64mg 4%
Iron 1.8mg 2.14mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.234mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 1.865mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.372mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.148mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 147mg 1%
Protein 5.1g 5.4g 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Calories 415kcal 424kcal 0%
Net carbs 79.2g 56.6g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0.04µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.125mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

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
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34%
Contains more OtherOther +76.9%
Contains more FatsFats +92.9%
Contains more WaterWater +325%
~equal in Protein ~5.4g

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
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160.9%

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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. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/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.