Cornbread vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cornbread and carrot cake

Cornbread has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, carrot cake is higher in manganese, selenium, carbs, vitamin A, and vitamin B1.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 21% more than carrot cake.
The glycemic index of cornbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix.

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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.

Cornbread

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46%
Contains more ZincZinc	+235%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+71.3%

~equal in Iron ~1.8mg

~equal in Sodium ~567mg

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.

Cornbread

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+177.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.17mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.205mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.079mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	247mg	21%
Cholesterol	57mg	0mg	19%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.528mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	3.702g	12%
Selenium	8.7µg	14.9µg	11%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Saturated fat	3.732g	1.472g	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Carbs	54.46g	79.2g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.04µg	8%
Vitamin A	35µg	97µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.265mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.294mg	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Calories	330kcal	415kcal	4%
Calcium	135mg	172mg	4%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.2mg	4%
Protein	6.59g	5.1g	3%
Copper	0.073mg	0.05mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Folate	55µg	67µg	3%
Magnesium	17mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.2mg	1%
Potassium	133mg	169mg	1%
Iron	1.85mg	1.8mg	1%
Sodium	599mg	567mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.205mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.036g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	814kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	24g	N/A
Fats	9.58g	9.8g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	5.3	N/A
Net carbs	52.16g	79.2g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.17mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.079mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.109mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g		N/A