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

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How are carrot cake and oat bread different?

  • Carrot cake is higher in vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium; however, oat bread is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrot cake is 38% higher.
  • Carrot cake contains 3 times more calcium than oat bread. While carrot cake contains 172mg of calcium, oat bread contains only 65mg.
  • Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index (37) than oat bread (64).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, oat bran are the varieties used in this article.

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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 25% 20% 13% 117% 45% 24% 60% 46% 102% 164%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +337.5%
Contains more IronIron +73.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +170%
Contains more ZincZinc +345%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +101.3%

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% 0.67% 8.8% 0% 126% 80% 91% 35% 17% 0% 3% 61% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4750%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +20.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Oat bread DV% diff.
Selenium 14.9µg 30µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.504mg 20%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Iron 1.8mg 3.12mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 4.831mg 16%
Phosphorus 247mg 141mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.346mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.694g 13%
Carbs 79.2g 39.8g 13%
Protein 5.1g 10.4g 11%
Calcium 172mg 65mg 11%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.779mg 11%
Vitamin A 97µg 2µg 11%
Sodium 567mg 353mg 9%
Calories 415kcal 236kcal 9%
Copper 0.05mg 0.135mg 9%
Fats 9.8g 4.4g 8%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.89mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.581mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 1.59g 6%
Magnesium 8mg 35mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0.697g 4%
Folate 67µg 81µg 4%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 169mg 147mg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 35.3g N/A
Sugar 7.7g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.073mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.131mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.399mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.733mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.297mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.179mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.518mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.461mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.225mg 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
10% 4% 40% 44%
Protein: 10.4 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 39.8 g
Water: 44 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99%
Contains more OtherOther +64.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1122.2%

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% 40% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.697 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.59 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.694 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +153.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.6%

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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. Oat bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172676/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.