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

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What are the main differences between carrot cake and pumpernickel bread?

  • Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, calcium, and phosphorus, yet pumpernickel bread is richer in manganese, copper, selenium, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% higher.
  • Carrot cake has 3 times more calcium than pumpernickel bread. Carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, while pumpernickel bread has 68mg.
  • Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index than pumpernickel bread.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, pumpernickel types in this comparison.

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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 39% 20% 18% 108% 96% 40% 76% 78% 170% 134%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +152.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +59.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +474%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +147.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64.4%
~equal in Sodium ~596mg

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% 8.4% 0% 82% 70% 58% 24% 29% 0% 2% 70% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Pumpernickel bread DV% diff.
Manganese 0.528mg 1.305mg 34%
Fiber 6.5g 26%
Copper 0.05mg 0.287mg 26%
Selenium 14.9µg 24.5µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.237g 16%
Iron 1.8mg 2.87mg 13%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.48mg 12%
Carbs 79.2g 47.5g 11%
Magnesium 8mg 54mg 11%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Phosphorus 247mg 178mg 10%
Fats 9.8g 3.1g 10%
Calcium 172mg 68mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.305mg 10%
Calories 415kcal 250kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 0.932g 8%
Protein 5.1g 8.7g 7%
Folate 67µg 93µg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 3.091mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0.437g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.327mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.126mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.404mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 567mg 596mg 1%
Potassium 169mg 208mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 41g N/A
Sugar 0.53g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.097mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.602mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.248mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.155mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.422mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.396mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.196mg 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% 3% 48% 38% 3%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 47.5 g
Water: 37.9 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +216.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.6%
Contains more WaterWater +952.8%
Contains more OtherOther +21.7%

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
17% 36% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.932 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.237 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +333%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +199.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%

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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. Pumpernickel bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174918/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.