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Potato flour vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato flour and carrot cake

  • Potato flour has more vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and magnesium; however, carrot cake is higher in vitamin A, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and folate.
  • Potato flour covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 53% more than carrot cake.
  • Carrot cake contains 8 times less magnesium than potato flour. Potato flour contains 65mg of magnesium, while carrot cake contains 8mg.
  • Potato flour has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato flour 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 20% 88% 52% 66% 15% 72% 7.2% 41% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +492.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +294%
Contains more ZincZinc +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.6%
Contains more IronIron +30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1254.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 0% 5% 0% 57% 12% 66% 28% 177% 0% 0% 19% 22%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4% 32% 0% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +873.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +168%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato flour Carrot cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.769mg 0.079mg 53%
Selenium 1.1µg 14.9µg 25%
Fiber 5.9g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.15g 3.702g 24%
Potassium 1001mg 169mg 24%
Sodium 55mg 567mg 22%
Copper 0.197mg 0.05mg 16%
Fats 0.34g 9.8g 15%
Magnesium 65mg 8mg 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 97µg 11%
Calcium 65mg 172mg 11%
Folate 25µg 67µg 11%
Phosphorus 168mg 247mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 4.036g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.051mg 0.17mg 9%
Manganese 0.313mg 0.528mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.507mg 2.205mg 8%
Choline 39.5mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.09g 1.472g 6%
Iron 1.38mg 1.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.474mg 0.294mg 4%
Protein 6.9g 5.1g 4%
Calories 357kcal 415kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.228mg 0.265mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 1.2mg 3%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Carbs 83.1g 79.2g 1%
Net carbs 77.2g 79.2g N/A
Sugar 3.52g N/A
Tryptophan 0.115mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.28mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.299mg 0.186mg 0%
Leucine 0.425mg 0.336mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.316mg 0.238mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.212mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 0.109mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 83% 7% 3%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 83.1 g
Water: 6.52 g
Other: 3.14 g
5% 10% 79% 4% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.3%
Contains more WaterWater +81.1%
Contains more OtherOther +36.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2782.4%
~equal in Carbs ~79.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 3% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 g
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2368%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Potato flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168446/nutrients
  2. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.