Carrot cake vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carrot cake and dough

Carrot cake has more phosphorus, calcium, and fats, while dough has more vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and protein.
Dough's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 37% higher.
Dough contains 4 times less fats than carrot cake. Carrot cake contains 9.8g of fats, while dough contains 2.42g.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of dough is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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

Dough

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+117.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204%
Contains more ZincZinc	+420%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.9%

~equal in Sodium ~602mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.577mg

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

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+167.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.71mg	37%
Iron	1.8mg	3.91mg	26%
Selenium	14.9µg	28.6µg	25%
Phosphorus	247mg	105mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.427mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	0.855g	19%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	4.817mg	16%
Folate	67µg	123µg	14%
Calcium	172mg	52mg	12%
Protein	5.1g	10.75g	11%
Fats	9.8g	2.42g	11%
Copper	0.05mg	0.152mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Carbs	79.2g	51.88g	9%
Fiber		2.2g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	0.362g	9%
Zinc	0.2mg	1.04mg	8%
Calories	415kcal	272kcal	7%
Magnesium	8mg	32mg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.788g	5%
Saturated fat	1.472g	0.529g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.063g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.455mg	3%
Potassium	169mg	117mg	2%
Sodium	567mg	602mg	2%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.577mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.107mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Choline		8mg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	253kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.3	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	49.68g	N/A
Sugar		4.62g	N/A
Trans fat		0.005g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.061mg		0%
Threonine	0.149mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg		0%
Leucine	0.336mg		0%
Lysine	0.142mg		0%
Methionine	0.083mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg		0%
Valine	0.212mg		0%
Histidine	0.109mg		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A