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Carrot cake vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrot cake and tortillas?

  • Carrot cake is higher in vitamin A, yet tortillas are higher in vitamin B1, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Tortillas' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 46% more.
  • Carrot cake has 386 times more vitamin A than tortillas. While carrot cake has 1930IU of vitamin A, tortillas have only 5IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in carrot cake is lower.
  • The glycemic index of carrot cake is lower.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat types 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 61% 73% 23% 99% 89% 52% 148% 67% 0% 202%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55%
Contains more IronIron +46.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +432%
Contains more ZincZinc +860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +148.3%
~equal in Sodium ~512mg

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% 18% 0% 206% 67% 91% 0% 72% 0% 11% 104% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +106%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Tortilla DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.823mg 47%
Selenium 14.9µg 37µg 40%
Fiber 9.8g 39%
Copper 0.05mg 0.266mg 24%
Manganese 0.528mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 0.992g 18%
Folate 67µg 138µg 18%
Magnesium 8mg 85mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.312mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 4.858mg 17%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.92mg 16%
Saturated fat 1.472g 4.878g 15%
Phosphorus 247mg 346mg 14%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Carbs 79.2g 45.89g 11%
Iron 1.8mg 2.63mg 10%
Protein 5.1g 9.76g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.289mg 9%
Calcium 172mg 244mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 6%
Calories 415kcal 310kcal 5%
Choline 20mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4%
Potassium 169mg 262mg 3%
Sodium 567mg 512mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 3.062g 2%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Fats 9.8g 9.76g 0%
Net carbs 79.2g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 2.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.129mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.312mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.353mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.37mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.163mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.444mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.255mg 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% 10% 46% 30% 4%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 9.76 g
Carbs: 45.89 g
Water: 30.15 g
Other: 4.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.4%
Contains more WaterWater +737.5%
Contains more OtherOther +93%
~equal in Fats ~9.76g

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
55% 34% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.878 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.062 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.992 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +273.2%

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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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174081/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.