Irish soda bread vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between irish soda bread and carrot cake

Irish soda bread has more iron, copper, and vitamin B2; however, carrot cake has more vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrot cake is 35% higher.
Irish soda bread has a higher glycemic index than carrot cake.

Food types used in this article are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe 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.

Irish soda bread

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.4%
Contains more IronIron	+49.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+160%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.7%

~equal in Selenium ~14.9µg

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.

Irish soda bread

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+102.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.205mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	114mg	247mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	3.702g	15%
Iron	2.69mg	1.8mg	11%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Calcium	81mg	172mg	9%
Copper	0.13mg	0.05mg	9%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.528mg	8%
Carbs	56g	79.2g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.17mg	8%
Fats	5g	9.8g	7%
Sodium	398mg	567mg	7%
Calories	290kcal	415kcal	6%
Cholesterol	18mg	0mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	4.036g	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	97µg	5%
Folate	47µg	67µg	5%
Magnesium	23mg	8mg	4%
Protein	6.6g	5.1g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.265mg	3%
Potassium	266mg	169mg	3%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.2mg	3%
Selenium	16µg	14.9µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.111g	1.472g	2%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.205mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.294mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	1.2mg	0%
Net carbs	53.4g	79.2g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.079mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.04µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.109mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g		N/A