Carrot cake vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and sweet roll different?

Carrot cake is richer in phosphorus, calcium, manganese, and carbs, while sweet roll is higher in fats and vitamin B2.
Carrot cake covers your daily need for phosphorus 24% more than sweet roll.
Carrot cake contains 2 times more calcium than sweet roll. Carrot cake contains 172mg of calcium, while sweet roll contains 72mg.
Sweet roll is lower in sodium.

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carrot cake

Sweet roll

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.3%
Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carrot cake

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+56.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.384mg

~equal in Folate ~72µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	7.473g	25%
Phosphorus	247mg	76mg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Sodium	567mg	304mg	11%
Fats	9.8g	16.4g	10%
Calcium	172mg	72mg	10%
Fiber		2.4g	10%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.3mg	10%
Carbs	79.2g	50.9g	9%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.265mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.472g	3.079g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.324mg	5%
Copper	0.05mg	0.088mg	4%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.59mg	4%
Vitamin A	97µg	62µg	4%
Selenium	14.9µg	17µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.14µg	4%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Iron	1.8mg	1.6mg	3%
Calories	415kcal	372kcal	2%
Protein	5.1g	6.2g	2%
Magnesium	8mg	17mg	2%
Potassium	169mg	111mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.406mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.107mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	4.797g	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.384mg	1%
Folate	67µg	72µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	600kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	4	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	48.5g	N/A
Sugar		31.73g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.004g	N/A