Carrot cake vs. Coffeecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between carrot cake and coffeecake

Carrot cake has more phosphorus, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, carbs, and calcium; however, coffeecake is higher in vitamin B12.
Coffeecake covers your daily cholesterol needs 28% more than carrot cake.
Coffeecake contains 3 times less manganese than carrot cake. Carrot cake contains 0.528mg of manganese, while coffeecake contains 0.172mg.
Coffeecake has less sodium.
The glycemic index of coffeecake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Coffeecake, cheese.

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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

Coffeecake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+191.5%
Contains more IronIron	+181.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+207%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.052mg

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

Coffeecake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+152.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+71.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+750%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	85mg	28%
Phosphorus	247mg	101mg	21%
Saturated fat	1.472g	5.391g	18%
Iron	1.8mg	0.64mg	15%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.172mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	1.645g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.105mg	13%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.34µg	13%
Carbs	79.2g	44.3g	12%
Calcium	172mg	59mg	11%
Sodium	567mg	339mg	10%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	0.682mg	10%
Fats	9.8g	15.2g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	7.129g	8%
Folate	67µg	39µg	7%
Calories	415kcal	339kcal	4%
Protein	5.1g	7g	4%
Potassium	169mg	289mg	4%
Fiber		1g	4%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.59mg	4%
Selenium	14.9µg	13.3µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.125mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.4mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	97µg	86µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	484kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	43.3g	N/A
Copper	0.05mg	0.052mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.26mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.326mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.568mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.401mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.144mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.352mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.361mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.186mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.006g	N/A