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Carrot cake vs. Gingersnaps — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carrot cake and gingersnaps

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium; however, gingersnaps have more iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for gingersnaps is 58% higher.
  • Gingersnaps have 965 times less vitamin A than carrot cake. Carrot cake has 1930IU of vitamin A, while gingersnaps have 2IU.

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

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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 35% 23% 31% 240% 102% 15% 36% 65% 203% 28%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +197.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +512.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.7%
Contains more IronIron +255.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +510%
Contains more ZincZinc +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194.5%

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% 0% 19% 0% 50% 68% 61% 23% 23% 0% 6.3% 65% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Gingersnaps DV% diff.
Iron 1.8mg 6.4mg 58%
Manganese 0.528mg 1.555mg 45%
Copper 0.05mg 0.305mg 28%
Phosphorus 247mg 83mg 23%
Selenium 14.9µg 5.1µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.372g 16%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Magnesium 8mg 49mg 10%
Calcium 172mg 77mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.293mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 3.235mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.2mg 5%
Potassium 169mg 346mg 5%
Folate 67µg 87µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.472g 2.451g 4%
Sodium 567mg 501mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.55mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 5.365g 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Carbs 79.2g 76.9g 1%
Protein 5.1g 5.6g 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.098mg 1%
Calories 415kcal 416kcal 0%
Fats 9.8g 9.8g 0%
Net carbs 79.2g 74.7g N/A
Sugar 19.92g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.08mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.155mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.212mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.38mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.195mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.263mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.248mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.114mg 0%

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
6% 10% 77% 5% 2%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 76.9 g
Water: 5.3 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +47.2%
~equal in Protein ~5.6g
~equal in Fats ~9.8g
~equal in Carbs ~76.9g
~equal in Other ~2.4g

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% 58% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.372 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.9%

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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. Gingersnaps - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174956/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.