Carrot cake vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carrot cake and English muffins

Carrot cake has more phosphorus, fats, calcium, iron, carbs, vitamin A, folate, manganese, and vitamin B1, while English muffins have more copper.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 16% higher.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of English muffins is 77.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (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

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29%
Contains more IronIron	+102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+47.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158%
Contains more ZincZinc	+250%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.2%

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

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.1%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+51.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.04µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.9µg		27%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	0.888g	19%
Phosphorus	247mg	133mg	16%
Fats	9.8g	1.8g	12%
Calcium	172mg	52mg	12%
Carbs	79.2g	46g	11%
Iron	1.8mg	0.89mg	11%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Calories	415kcal	235kcal	9%
Copper	0.05mg	0.129mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	0.302g	9%
Folate	67µg	37µg	8%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.357mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.181mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.472g	0.259g	6%
Protein	5.1g	7.7g	5%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.7mg	5%
Sodium	567mg	464mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.566mg	4%
Magnesium	8mg	21mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.446mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.043mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	131mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.154mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	305kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	4.6	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	43.3g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.04µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.17mg	0%