Biscuit vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and carrot cake different?

Biscuits are richer in iron, vitamin B2, fats, selenium, vitamin B1, and calcium, while carrot cake is higher in phosphorus, carbs, and manganese.
Biscuits cover your daily need for saturated fat 14% more than carrot cake.
Biscuits contain 2 times more vitamin B2 than carrot cake. Biscuits contain 0.31mg of vitamin B2, while carrot cake contains 0.17mg.
Carrot cake is lower in saturated fat.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix types were used in this article.

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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.

Biscuit

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.6%
Contains more IronIron	+61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+39.7%

~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.

Biscuit

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+125.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.294mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~67µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	1.8mg	14%
Saturated fat	4.324g	1.472g	13%
Carbs	44.6g	79.2g	12%
Phosphorus	164mg	247mg	12%
Vitamin A		97µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.17mg	11%
Fats	16.3g	9.8g	10%
Selenium	19.5µg	14.9µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.265mg	8%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.528mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	4.036g	7%
Calcium	235mg	172mg	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	2.205mg	5%
Protein	7g	5.1g	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.05mg	4%
Calories	353kcal	415kcal	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.079mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.702g	3%
Magnesium	18mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.04µg	2%
Folate	61µg	67µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.2mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	121mg	169mg	1%
Sodium	580mg	567mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	814kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	5.3	N/A
Net carbs	43.1g	79.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.294mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.109mg	0%