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Carrot cake vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrot cake and melba toast

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A; however, melba toast is richer in selenium, copper, manganese, iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% more.
  • Melba toast has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of melba toast is 64, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +637.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.5%
Contains more IronIron +105.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +478%
Contains more ZincZinc +905%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.6%
~equal in Sodium ~598mg

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% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Melba toast DV% diff.
Selenium 14.9µg 34.8µg 36%
Copper 0.05mg 0.289mg 27%
Manganese 0.528mg 1.13mg 26%
Fiber 6.3g 25%
Iron 1.8mg 3.7mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.282g 16%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.01mg 16%
Folate 67µg 124µg 14%
Protein 5.1g 12.1g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 4.113mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.413mg 12%
Magnesium 8mg 59mg 12%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Fats 9.8g 3.2g 10%
Calcium 172mg 93mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 0.782g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.273mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.693mg 8%
Phosphorus 247mg 196mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0.445g 5%
Choline 19.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Calories 415kcal 390kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.098mg 1%
Sodium 567mg 598mg 1%
Potassium 169mg 202mg 1%
Carbs 79.2g 76.6g 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 0.94g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.261mg 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
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +206.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +137.3%
Contains more WaterWater +41.7%
Contains more OtherOther +30.4%
~equal in Carbs ~76.6g

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
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +416.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +188.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.8%

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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. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.