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Carrot cake vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and wafer different?

  • Carrot cake is higher in vitamin A, selenium, phosphorus, and calcium; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for wafer is 46% higher.
  • Carrot cake contains 193 times more vitamin A than wafer. While carrot cake contains 1930IU of vitamin A, wafer contains only 10IU.
  • Carrot cake has less saturated fat.
  • Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index (37) than wafer (61).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +454.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +161.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +562.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.3%
Contains more IronIron +122.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +826%
Contains more ZincZinc +445%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.8%
~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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%
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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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Wafer DV% diff.
Copper 0.05mg 0.463mg 46%
Iron 1.8mg 4.01mg 28%
Selenium 14.9µg 5.7µg 17%
Phosphorus 247mg 132mg 16%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Calcium 172mg 31mg 14%
Saturated fat 1.472g 4.241g 13%
Magnesium 8mg 53mg 11%
Vitamin A 97µg 3µg 10%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.09mg 8%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.696mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.266mg 7%
Fats 9.8g 14.2g 7%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Folate 67µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.203mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 2.858mg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 4.153g 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Protein 5.1g 6.6g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 4.865g 2%
Carbs 79.2g 72.7g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0.09µg 2%
Calories 415kcal 433kcal 1%
Sodium 567mg 580mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 169mg 210mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 79.2g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

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
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more OtherOther +15%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.4%
Contains more FatsFats +44.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25%
~equal in Carbs ~72.7g

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.2%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.