Carrot cake vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and biscuits different?

Carrot cake is richer in phosphorus, carbs, and manganese, while biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B2, fats, selenium, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Biscuits cover your daily need for saturated fat 14% more than carrot cake.
Carrot cake contains 2 times more carbs than biscuits. Carrot cake contains 79.2g of carbs, while biscuits contain 44.6g.
Carrot cake is lower in saturated fat.

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Carrot cake

Biscuit

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

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%

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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.

Carrot cake

Biscuit

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.285mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~61µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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