Carrot cake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrot cake and danish pastry?

Carrot cake is higher in phosphorus, carbs, calcium, and manganese, yet danish pastry is higher in fats, selenium, vitamin B2, and protein.
Danish pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% more.
Carrot cake has 5 times more calcium than danish pastry. While carrot cake has 172mg of calcium, danish pastry has only 35mg.
The amount of saturated fat in carrot cake is lower.
The glycemic index of carrot cake is lower.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Danish pastry, cheese 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

Danish pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+391.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+128.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78%
Contains more ZincZinc	+250%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.8%

~equal in Iron ~1.8mg

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

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+177.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	6.794g	24%
Phosphorus	247mg	108mg	20%
Fats	9.8g	21.9g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	11.313g	18%
Carbs	79.2g	37.2g	14%
Calcium	172mg	35mg	14%
Cholesterol	0mg	23mg	8%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.351mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	2.575g	8%
Sodium	567mg	417mg	7%
Vitamin A	97µg	35µg	7%
Selenium	14.9µg	18.9µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.26mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.2µg	7%
Protein	5.1g	8g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.19mg	6%
Vitamin K		6.9µg	6%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.7mg	5%
Fiber		1g	4%
Copper	0.05mg	0.089mg	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.04mg	3%
Calories	415kcal	374kcal	2%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Potassium	169mg	98mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Folate	67µg	60µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Iron	1.8mg	1.8mg	0%
Sugar		6.95g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.304mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.001g	N/A