Italian bread vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between italian bread and carrot cake

Italian bread has more folate, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and vitamin B3; however, carrot cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin A, carbs, and fats.
Italian bread covers your daily folate needs 31% more than carrot cake.
Carrot cake contains 4 times less copper than italian bread. Italian bread contains 0.191mg of copper, while carrot cake contains 0.05mg.
The glycemic index of italian bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, italian and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, 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.

Italian bread

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+237.5%
Contains more IronIron	+63.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+282%
Contains more ZincZinc	+330%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.8%

~equal in Sodium ~567mg

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.

Italian bread

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	191µg	67µg	31%
Selenium	27.2µg	14.9µg	22%
Phosphorus	103mg	247mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.265mg	17%
Copper	0.191mg	0.05mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	3.702g	15%
Iron	2.94mg	1.8mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	2.205mg	14%
Fiber	3.2g		13%
Vitamin A	0µg	97µg	11%
Fats	3.5g	9.8g	10%
Carbs	50.1g	79.2g	10%
Calcium	78mg	172mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.17mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	4.036g	8%
Calories	271kcal	415kcal	7%
Protein	8.8g	5.1g	7%
Saturated fat	0g	1.472g	7%
Zinc	0.86mg	0.2mg	6%
Magnesium	27mg	8mg	5%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.528mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Potassium	110mg	169mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.294mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Sodium	550mg	567mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	308kcal	814kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		5.3	N/A
Net carbs	46.9g	79.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.17g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.245mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.109mg	0%