Carrot cake vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot cake and waffle different?

Carrot cake is higher in carbs, manganese, and phosphorus; however, waffle is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, calcium, and protein.
Daily need coverage for selenium for waffle is 57% higher.
Carrot cake contains 2 times more carbs than waffle. While carrot cake contains 79.2g of carbs, waffle contains only 32.9g.
Carrot cake has less saturated fat.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index (37) than waffle (76).

Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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

Waffle

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+48.3%
Contains more IronIron	+28.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210.1%

~equal in Potassium ~159mg

~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+525%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.263mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.073mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.9µg	46.2µg	57%
Cholesterol	0mg	69mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	6.785g	21%
Carbs	79.2g	32.9g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.347mg	14%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.265mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.25µg	9%
Calcium	172mg	255mg	8%
Phosphorus	247mg	190mg	8%
Fats	9.8g	14.1g	7%
Calories	415kcal	291kcal	6%
Protein	5.1g	7.9g	6%
Iron	1.8mg	2.31mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.472g	2.866g	6%
Folate	67µg	46µg	5%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.68mg	4%
Vitamin A	97µg	65µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.485mg	4%
Magnesium	8mg	19mg	3%
Sodium	567mg	511mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.056mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.4mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	2.073mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	3.521g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	814kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	79.2g	32.9g	N/A
Potassium	169mg	159mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.263mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.006g	N/A