Carrot cake vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carrot cake and cinnamon roll?

Carrot cake is richer in phosphorus, vitamin A, manganese, carbs, and iron, yet cinnamon roll is richer in fats.
Cinnamon roll's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 56% higher.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) types in this comparison.

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.7%
Contains more IronIron	+31.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+165%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.2%

~equal in Calcium ~183mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.404mg

~equal in Folate ~72µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	12.649g	51%
Fats	9.8g	26.61g	26%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.352g	20%
Phosphorus	247mg	131mg	17%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.225g	14%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	8.723g	12%
Sodium	567mg	305mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Carbs	79.2g	48.6g	10%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.292mg	10%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Iron	1.8mg	1.37mg	5%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.211mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.16µg	5%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.53mg	3%
Selenium	14.9µg	13µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.038mg	3%
Calories	415kcal	452kcal	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Potassium	169mg	102mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.138mg	2%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Protein	5.1g	4.45g	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	172mg	183mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.404mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.337mg	1%
Folate	67µg	72µg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	0.98g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	1016kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	0.98	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.676g	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A