Carrot cake vs. Pan dulce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrot cake and pan dulce?

Carrot cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin A, and calcium, yet pan dulce is higher in selenium, iron, protein, folate, and vitamin B1.
Carrot cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 22% more.
Carrot cake has 19 times more vitamin A than pan dulce. While carrot cake has 97µg of vitamin A, pan dulce has only 5µg.
The amount of sodium in pan dulce is lower.
The glycemic index of carrot cake is lower.

We used Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread types 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

Pan dulce

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+162.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+59.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+142%
Contains more ZincZinc	+320%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75.8%

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

Pan dulce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1840%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+61.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	247mg	94mg	22%
Selenium	14.9µg	26.2µg	21%
Starch		37.8g	16%
Sodium	567mg	228mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	1.53g	14%
Iron	1.8mg	2.87mg	13%
Cholesterol	0mg	30mg	10%
Vitamin A	97µg	5µg	10%
Folate	67µg	108µg	10%
Protein	5.1g	9.42g	9%
Calcium	172mg	86mg	9%
Fiber		2.3g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.377mg	9%
Carbs	79.2g	56.38g	8%
Copper	0.05mg	0.121mg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	3.463mg	8%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.21g	7%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.84mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.59mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.23mg	5%
Choline		29.1mg	5%
Fructose		4.05g	5%
Magnesium	8mg	24mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.066g	4%
Fats	9.8g	11.58g	3%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.46mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.11µg	3%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.183g	3%
Calories	415kcal	367kcal	2%
Potassium	169mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.057mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	3.499g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	390kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.3	N/A
Vitamin C	1.2mg	1.2mg	0%
Net carbs	79.2g	54.08g	N/A
Sugar		12.5g	N/A
Trans fat		1.103g	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 (DPA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.009g	N/A