Carrot cake vs. Tostada shells — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carrot cake and tostada shells

Carrot cake has more selenium, calcium, and manganese; however, tostada shells have more vitamin B6, fats, magnesium, copper, zinc, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for tostada shells is 28% higher.
Tostada shells have 7 times less selenium than carrot cake. Carrot cake has 14.9µg of selenium, while tostada shells have 2.2µg.
Carrot cake is lower in saturated fat.
Tostada shells have a higher glycemic index than carrot cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Tostada shells, corn.

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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

Tostada shells

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+126.3%
Contains more IronIron	+17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+577.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+196%
Contains more ZincZinc	+515%

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

Tostada shells

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+359.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	8.285g	31%
Saturated fat	1.472g	7.011g	25%
Fiber		5.8g	23%
Starch		55.4g	23%
Selenium	14.9µg	2.2µg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.363mg	22%
Fats	9.8g	23.38g	21%
Folate	67µg		17%
Magnesium	8mg	76mg	16%
Copper	0.05mg	0.148mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg		11%
Calcium	172mg	76mg	10%
Zinc	0.2mg	1.23mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	7.217g	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.124g	8%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.363mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.353mg	7%
Phosphorus	247mg	203mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.094mg	6%
Carbs	79.2g	64.43g	5%
Sodium	567mg	657mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	1.553mg	4%
Calories	415kcal	474kcal	3%
Iron	1.8mg	1.53mg	3%
Protein	5.1g	6.15g	2%
Potassium	169mg	237mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.191mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg		2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	771kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	58.63g	N/A
Trans fat		0.163g	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-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A