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

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Important differences between carrot cake and rye bread

  • Carrot cake has more vitamin A and phosphorus; however, rye bread is richer in selenium, copper, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 38% more.
  • Carrot cake contains 2 times more phosphorus than rye bread. Carrot cake contains 247mg of phosphorus, while rye bread contains 125mg.
  • Rye bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rye bread is 60, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, rye.

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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 29% 22% 15% 106% 62% 31% 54% 79% 107% 169%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more IronIron +57.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +272%
Contains more ZincZinc +470%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +107.4%
~equal in Potassium ~166mg
~equal in Sodium ~603mg

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 1.3% 0% 6.6% 0% 109% 77% 71% 26% 17% 0% 3% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.075mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Rye bread DV% diff.
Selenium 14.9µg 30.9µg 29%
Fiber 5.8g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 0.799g 19%
Phosphorus 247mg 125mg 17%
Copper 0.05mg 0.186mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.434mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.335mg 13%
Iron 1.8mg 2.83mg 13%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.824mg 13%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Folate 67µg 110µg 11%
Fats 9.8g 3.3g 10%
Carbs 79.2g 48.3g 10%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 3.805mg 10%
Calcium 172mg 73mg 10%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.14mg 9%
Calories 415kcal 259kcal 8%
Magnesium 8mg 40mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 1.311g 7%
Protein 5.1g 8.5g 7%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0.626g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.44mg 3%
Sodium 567mg 603mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 42.5g N/A
Potassium 169mg 166mg 0%
Sugar 3.85g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.075mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.255mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.319mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.579mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.411mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.379mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.182mg 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% 37% 3%
Protein: 8.5 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 48.3 g
Water: 37.3 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +197%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +936.1%
Contains more OtherOther +13%

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
23% 48% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.799 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +207.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +363.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.5%

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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. Rye bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172684/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.