Carrot cake vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carrot cake and doughnuts

Carrot cake has more calcium, carbs, vitamin A, selenium, and manganese; however, doughnuts are richer in fats, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and iron.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than carrot cake.
Doughnuts have 24 times less vitamin A than carrot cake. Carrot cake has 97µg of vitamin A, while doughnuts have 4µg.
Carrot cake contains less saturated fat.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of doughnuts is 75, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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

Doughnuts

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more IronIron	+40.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~260mg

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2325%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.472g	11.105g	44%
Fats	9.8g	24.93g	23%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Calcium	172mg	40mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Carbs	79.2g	47.06g	11%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	8.544g	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	4µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.39mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.301mg	10%
Iron	1.8mg	2.53mg	9%
Selenium	14.9µg	10.1µg	9%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.333mg	8%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Fiber		1.7g	7%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Folate	67µg	92µg	6%
Copper	0.05mg	0.09mg	4%
Sodium	567mg	477mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.91mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	10mg	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.5mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	17mg	2%
Phosphorus	247mg	260mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.377mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.05mg	2%
Calories	415kcal	434kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	134mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.06µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.915g	1%
Protein	5.1g	5.31g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar		18.15g	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-3 (DHA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A