Carrot cake vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and waffle different?

Carrot cake is higher in vitamin A, manganese, and phosphorus; however, waffle is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, calcium, and iron.
Daily need coverage for selenium for waffle is 57% higher.
Carrot cake contains 8 times more vitamin A than waffle. While carrot cake contains 1930IU of vitamin A, waffle contains only 228IU.
Carrot cake has less saturated fat.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index (37) than waffle (76).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Carrot cake

Waffle

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+48.3%
Contains more IronIron	+28.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210.1%

~equal in Potassium ~159mg

~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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.

Carrot cake

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+525%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.263mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.073mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.9µg	46.2µg	57%
Cholesterol	0mg	69mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	6.785g	21%
Carbs	79.2g	32.9g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.347mg	14%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.265mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.25µg	9%
Phosphorus	247mg	190mg	8%
Calcium	172mg	255mg	8%
Fats	9.8g	14.1g	7%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.866g	6%
Protein	5.1g	7.9g	6%
Calories	415kcal	291kcal	6%
Iron	1.8mg	2.31mg	6%
Folate	67µg	46µg	5%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.68mg	4%
Vitamin A	97µg	65µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.485mg	4%
Magnesium	8mg	19mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.056mg	2%
Sodium	567mg	511mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.4mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	3.521g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.073mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.062mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	32.9g	N/A
Potassium	169mg	159mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.263mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A