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Carrot cake vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between carrot cake and italian bread

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium; however, italian bread is higher in folate, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Carrot cake covers your daily vitamin A needs 39% more than italian bread.
  • Italian bread contains 2 times less phosphorus than carrot cake. Carrot cake contains 247mg of phosphorus, while italian bread contains 103mg.
  • The glycemic index of italian bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, italian.

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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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more IronIron +63.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +282%
Contains more ZincZinc +330%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +82.6%
~equal in Sodium ~550mg

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% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Italian bread DV% diff.
Folate 67µg 191µg 31%
Selenium 14.9µg 27.2µg 22%
Phosphorus 247mg 103mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.473mg 17%
Copper 0.05mg 0.191mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.39g 15%
Iron 1.8mg 2.94mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 4.381mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Carbs 79.2g 50.1g 10%
Fats 9.8g 3.5g 10%
Calcium 172mg 78mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.292mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 0.812g 8%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0g 7%
Protein 5.1g 8.8g 7%
Calories 415kcal 271kcal 7%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.86mg 6%
Magnesium 8mg 27mg 5%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.464mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.378mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 169mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Sodium 567mg 550mg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 46.9g N/A
Sugar 3.17g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.188mg 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
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.1%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.5%
Contains more WaterWater +891.7%

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
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +397%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.