Carrot cake vs. Cream of tartar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between carrot cake and cream of tartar
- Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B1, folate, and calcium; however, cream of tartar is higher in potassium, iron, and copper.
- Cream of tartar covers your daily potassium needs 480% more than carrot cake.
- Cream of tartar has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Leavening agents, cream of tartar.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +300% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2050% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +4840% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +157.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +7350% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +9663.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +106.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +290% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +110% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Potassium | 169mg | 16500mg | 480% |
Phosphorus | 247mg | 5mg | 35% |
Selenium | 14.9µg | 0.2µg | 27% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.702g | 0g | 25% |
Iron | 1.8mg | 3.72mg | 24% |
Sodium | 567mg | 52mg | 22% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.265mg | 0mg | 22% |
Folate | 67µg | 0µg | 17% |
Calcium | 172mg | 8mg | 16% |
Copper | 0.05mg | 0.195mg | 16% |
Fats | 9.8g | 0g | 15% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.205mg | 0mg | 14% |
Manganese | 0.528mg | 0.205mg | 14% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.17mg | 0mg | 13% |
Vitamin A | 97µg | 0µg | 11% |
Protein | 5.1g | 0g | 10% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.036g | 0g | 10% |
Calories | 415kcal | 258kcal | 8% |
Saturated fat | 1.472g | 0g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.294mg | 0mg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.079mg | 0mg | 6% |
Carbs | 79.2g | 61.5g | 6% |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.42mg | 2% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.04µg | 0µg | 2% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 0mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 2mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 79.2g | 61.3g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.061mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.149mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.186mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.336mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.142mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.083mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.238mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.212mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.109mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.1 g
Fats:
9.8 g
Carbs:
79.2 g
Water:
3.6 g
Other:
2.3 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
61.5 g
Water:
1.7 g
Other:
36.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +28.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +111.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1500% |