Dough vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dough and carrot cake

Dough has more vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and copper, while carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% higher.
Carrot cake contains 3 times less copper than dough. Dough contains 0.152mg of copper, while carrot cake contains 0.05mg.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of dough is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix.

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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.

Dough

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+117.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204%
Contains more ZincZinc	+420%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135.2%

~equal in Sodium ~567mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.528mg

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.

Dough

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+167.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.265mg	37%
Iron	3.91mg	1.8mg	26%
Selenium	28.6µg	14.9µg	25%
Phosphorus	105mg	247mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.17mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	3.702g	19%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.205mg	16%
Folate	123µg	67µg	14%
Calcium	52mg	172mg	12%
Protein	10.75g	5.1g	11%
Copper	0.152mg	0.05mg	11%
Fats	2.42g	9.8g	11%
Vitamin A	0µg	97µg	11%
Fiber	2.2g		9%
Carbs	51.88g	79.2g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	4.036g	9%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.2mg	8%
Calories	272kcal	415kcal	7%
Magnesium	32mg	8mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.529g	1.472g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.294mg	3%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.528mg	2%
Sodium	602mg	567mg	2%
Potassium	117mg	169mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Choline	8mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Net carbs	49.68g	79.2g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g		N/A
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.061mg	0%
Threonine		0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.186mg	0%
Leucine		0.336mg	0%
Lysine		0.142mg	0%
Methionine		0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.238mg	0%
Valine		0.212mg	0%
Histidine		0.109mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A