English muffin vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between English muffins and carrot cake

English muffins have more copper, while carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, iron, folate, manganese, and vitamin B1.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% higher.
Carrot cake contains 4 times less zinc than English muffins. English muffins contain 0.7mg of zinc, while carrot cake contains 0.2mg.
The amount of saturated fat in English muffins is lower.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of English muffins is 77.

The food types used in this comparison are English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (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.

English muffin

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158%
Contains more ZincZinc	+250%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29%
Contains more IronIron	+102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+47.9%

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.

English muffin

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+51.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.04µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		14.9µg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.888g	3.702g	19%
Phosphorus	133mg	247mg	16%
Fats	1.8g	9.8g	12%
Calcium	52mg	172mg	12%
Vitamin A	0µg	97µg	11%
Carbs	46g	79.2g	11%
Iron	0.89mg	1.8mg	11%
Fiber	2.7g		11%
Calories	235kcal	415kcal	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.302g	4.036g	9%
Copper	0.129mg	0.05mg	9%
Folate	37µg	67µg	8%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.528mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.265mg	7%
Saturated fat	0.259g	1.472g	6%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.2mg	5%
Protein	7.7g	5.1g	5%
Sodium	464mg	567mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.566mg	2.205mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.446mg	0.294mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.079mg	3%
Magnesium	21mg	8mg	3%
Potassium	131mg	169mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.17mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.2mg	1%
Net carbs	43.3g	79.2g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.04µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.242mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.315mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.553mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.241mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.379mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.353mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.109mg	0%