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

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How are carrot cake and multigrain bread different?

Carrot cake is richer in vitamin A, while multigrain bread is higher in manganese, selenium, copper, protein, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and iron.
Multigrain bread covers your daily need for manganese 73% more than carrot cake.
Multigrain bread has a higher glycemic index (62) than carrot cake (37).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) types were used in this article.

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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

Multigrain bread

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+55%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+962.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.9%
Contains more IronIron	+51.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+514%
Contains more ZincZinc	+825%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+316.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+140.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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

Multigrain bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+262%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.243mg

~equal in Folate ~70µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.528mg	2.201mg	73%
Selenium	14.9µg	35.8µg	38%
Fiber		8.1g	32%
Copper	0.05mg	0.307mg	29%
Protein	5.1g	14.52g	19%
Magnesium	8mg	85mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.286mg	16%
Zinc	0.2mg	1.85mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	4.394mg	14%
Iron	1.8mg	2.72mg	12%
Carbs	79.2g	47.11g	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	2.035g	11%
Fats	9.8g	4.6g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	0.826g	8%
Sodium	567mg	414mg	7%
Calories	415kcal	288kcal	6%
Calcium	172mg	111mg	6%
Choline		28.8mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.4mg	3%
Fructose		2.67g	3%
Potassium	169mg	250mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.243mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.142mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.472g	0.948g	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.365mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.5µg	1%
Folate	67µg	70µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	198kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	3	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	39.01g	N/A
Sugar		6.94g	N/A
Phosphorus	247mg	247mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.351mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.604mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.314mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.15mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.421mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.432mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.215mg	0%