Carrot cake vs. Blueberry pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and blueberry pie different?

Carrot cake is richer in phosphorus, calcium, carbs, selenium, folate, vitamin A, and manganese, while blueberry pie is higher in vitamin B1.
Blueberry pie covers your daily need for vitamin B1 12728% more than carrot cake.
Carrot cake contains 49 times more vitamin A than blueberry pie. Carrot cake contains 97µg of vitamin A, while blueberry pie contains 2µg.
Blueberry pie is lower in sodium.
Blueberry pie has a higher glycemic index (59) than carrot cake (37).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Pie, blueberry, 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

Blueberry pie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+238%
Contains more IronIron	+46.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+723.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+34%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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

Blueberry pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+191.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+57635.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	153mg	12728%
Phosphorus	247mg	30mg	31%
Calcium	172mg	7mg	17%
Sodium	567mg	185mg	17%
Carbs	79.2g	33.5g	15%
Selenium	14.9µg	7.4µg	14%
Vitamin A	97µg	2µg	11%
Folate	67µg	23µg	11%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.3mg	10%
Calories	415kcal	245kcal	9%
Iron	1.8mg	1.23mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.911g	7%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.194mg	6%
Protein	5.1g	2.7g	5%
Potassium	169mg	50mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.08g	4%
Fats	9.8g	11.9g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.132mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.124mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.034mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	5.121g	3%
Copper	0.05mg	0.067mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	907kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	33.5g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	8mg	0%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.09mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.179mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.057mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.046mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.127mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.108mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.056mg	0%