Carrot cake vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carrot cake and pie crust

Carrot cake has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin A, manganese, and carbs; however, pie crust has more fats, selenium, vitamin B1, and folate.
Daily need coverage for fats for pie crust is 33% higher.
Carrot cake is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix.

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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

Pie crust

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+182%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+164.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+187.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+67.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.7%

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

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.268mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	17.887g	35%
Fats	9.8g	31.4g	33%
Saturated fat	1.472g	7.974g	30%
Phosphorus	247mg	86mg	23%
Selenium	14.9µg	22.9µg	15%
Calcium	172mg	61mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	0µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.392mg	11%
Carbs	79.2g	52.1g	9%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.315mg	9%
Folate	67µg	104µg	9%
Sodium	567mg	753mg	8%
Calories	415kcal	518kcal	5%
Iron	1.8mg	2.22mg	5%
Protein	5.1g	6.9g	4%
Potassium	169mg	64mg	3%
Copper	0.05mg	0.075mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.213mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.727mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.4mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.968g	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.268mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.064mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	751kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	52.1g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.146mg	0%