Carrot cake vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between carrot cake and pancake

Carrot cake has more carbs, manganese, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B1; however, pancake is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
Pancake covers your daily cholesterol needs 20% more than carrot cake.
Pancake contains 3 times less carbs than carrot cake. Carrot cake contains 79.2g of carbs, while pancake contains 28.3g.
Pancake has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pancake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe.

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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

Pancake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+164%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.8mg

~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.9µg

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

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+79.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+76.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	59mg	20%
Carbs	79.2g	28.3g	17%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.2mg	14%
Phosphorus	247mg	159mg	13%
Calories	415kcal	227kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.281mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.22µg	8%
Folate	67µg	38µg	7%
Sodium	567mg	439mg	6%
Calcium	172mg	219mg	5%
Vitamin A	97µg	54µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.201mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	4.447g	5%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.567mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	2.474g	4%
Protein	5.1g	6.4g	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.56mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.046mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.122g	3%
Magnesium	8mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.405mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	132mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	355kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	44g	N/A
Fats	9.8g	9.7g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	3.3	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	28.3g	N/A
Iron	1.8mg	1.8mg	0%
Copper	0.05mg	0.049mg	0%
Selenium	14.9µg	14.9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.321mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.319mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.335mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.005g	N/A