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Carrot cake vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between carrot cake and italian bread

  • Carrot cake has more phosphorus, vitamin A, carbs, and fats; however, italian bread is higher in folate, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Italian bread covers your daily folate needs 31% more than carrot cake.
  • The glycemic index of italian bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, italian.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more IronIron +63.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +282%
Contains more ZincZinc +330%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +82.6%
~equal in Sodium ~550mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 4% 0% 32% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 5.8% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot cake Italian bread DV% diff.
Folate 67µg 191µg 31%
Selenium 14.9µg 27.2µg 22%
Phosphorus 247mg 103mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.473mg 17%
Copper 0.05mg 0.191mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.702g 1.39g 15%
Iron 1.8mg 2.94mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.205mg 4.381mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Fats 9.8g 3.5g 10%
Carbs 79.2g 50.1g 10%
Calcium 172mg 78mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.292mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.036g 0.812g 8%
Calories 415kcal 271kcal 7%
Protein 5.1g 8.8g 7%
Saturated fat 1.472g 0g 7%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.86mg 6%
Magnesium 8mg 27mg 5%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.464mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Potassium 169mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.294mg 0.378mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 567mg 550mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 814kcal 308kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 24g 37g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.3 N/A
Net carbs 79.2g 46.9g N/A
Sugar 3.17g N/A
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.186mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.336mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.238mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.212mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.109mg 0.188mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 79% 4% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 2.3 g
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.5%
Contains more WaterWater +891.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +397%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/nutrients
  2. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.