Carrot cake vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and wafer different?

Carrot cake is higher in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin A; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for copper for wafer is 46% higher.
Carrot cake contains 32 times more vitamin A than wafer. While carrot cake contains 97µg of vitamin A, wafer contains only 3µg.
Carrot cake has less saturated fat.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index (37) than wafer (61).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Cookies, chocolate wafers are the varieties 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

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+454.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+161.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+562.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.3%
Contains more IronIron	+122.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+826%
Contains more ZincZinc	+445%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.8%

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.05mg	0.463mg	46%
Iron	1.8mg	4.01mg	28%
Selenium	14.9µg	5.7µg	17%
Phosphorus	247mg	132mg	16%
Calcium	172mg	31mg	14%
Fiber		3.4g	14%
Saturated fat	1.472g	4.241g	13%
Magnesium	8mg	53mg	11%
Vitamin A	97µg	3µg	10%
Zinc	0.2mg	1.09mg	8%
Fats	9.8g	14.2g	7%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.696mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.266mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.72mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.203mg	5%
Folate	67µg	47µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.858mg	4%
Protein	5.1g	6.6g	3%
Choline		14.3mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	4.153g	3%
Caffeine		10mg	3%
Carbs	79.2g	72.7g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.381mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.051mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.09µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	4.865g	2%
Calories	415kcal	433kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Potassium	169mg	210mg	1%
Sodium	567mg	580mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	656kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar		37.43g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.002g	N/A