Carrot cake vs. Fig bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrot cake and fig bars

Carrot cake has more phosphorus, selenium, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, manganese, and folate; however, fig bars are richer in iron and copper.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 26% more.
Carrot cake contains 11 times more vitamin A than fig bars. Carrot cake contains 97µg of vitamin A, while fig bars contain 9µg.
Fig bars contain less sodium.
Fig bars have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fig bars is 70, while the glycemic index of carrot cake is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, fig bars.

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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

Fig bars

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+168.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+298.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+351.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+237.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.5%
Contains more IronIron	+61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+194%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.3%

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

Fig bars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+977.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+91.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.075mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	247mg	62mg	26%
Selenium	14.9µg	3.3µg	21%
Fiber		4.6g	18%
Iron	1.8mg	2.9mg	14%
Calcium	172mg	64mg	11%
Copper	0.05mg	0.147mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	9µg	10%
Sodium	567mg	350mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.158mg	9%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.343mg	8%
Folate	67µg	35µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	2.772g	6%
Magnesium	8mg	27mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.8µg	5%
Fats	9.8g	7.3g	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.217mg	4%
Calories	415kcal	348kcal	3%
Protein	5.1g	3.7g	3%
Carbs	79.2g	70.9g	3%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	3.003g	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.39mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.874mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.09µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.472g	1.123g	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	207mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.364mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	941kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	5.1	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	66.3g	N/A
Sugar		46.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.075mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.113mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.132mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.224mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.14mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.053mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.145mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.155mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.067mg	0%