Carrot cake vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrot cake and butter cookie?

Carrot cake is higher in phosphorus, manganese, and calcium, yet butter cookie is higher in copper, fats, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.
Carrot cake has 6 times more calcium than butter cookie. While carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, butter cookie has only 29mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.
The glycemic index of carrot cake is lower.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched types 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

Butter cookie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+493.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+142.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+210.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+77.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.3%

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

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	11.051g	44%
Cholesterol	0mg	117mg	39%
Phosphorus	247mg	102mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	0.982g	18%
Copper	0.05mg	0.2mg	17%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.17mg	16%
Fats	9.8g	18.8g	14%
Calcium	172mg	29mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.335mg	13%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.36µg	13%
Sodium	567mg	282mg	12%
Selenium	14.9µg	8.4µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.37mg	9%
Vitamin A	97µg	165µg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	3.19mg	6%
Iron	1.8mg	2.22mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.488mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	5.522g	4%
Calories	415kcal	467kcal	3%
Carbs	79.2g	68.9g	3%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.036mg	3%
Protein	5.1g	6.1g	2%
Vitamin D*		16 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Potassium	169mg	111mg	2%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.38mg	2%
Folate	67µg	76µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	0.59	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar		20.24g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.007g	N/A