Potato flour vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between potato flour and carrot cake

Potato flour has more vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and magnesium; however, carrot cake is higher in selenium, fats, phosphorus, vitamin A, and calcium.
Potato flour covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 53% more than carrot cake.
Carrot cake contains 8 times less magnesium than potato flour. Potato flour contains 65mg of magnesium, while carrot cake contains 8mg.
Potato flour has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato flour and Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Potato flour

Carrot cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+492.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+294%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+164.6%
Contains more IronIron	+30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+68.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1254.5%

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.

Potato flour

Carrot cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+873.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+168%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.769mg	0.079mg	53%
Selenium	1.1µg	14.9µg	25%
Potassium	1001mg	169mg	24%
Fiber	5.9g		24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.15g	3.702g	24%
Sodium	55mg	567mg	22%
Copper	0.197mg	0.05mg	16%
Fats	0.34g	9.8g	15%
Magnesium	65mg	8mg	14%
Calcium	65mg	172mg	11%
Phosphorus	168mg	247mg	11%
Vitamin A	0µg	97µg	11%
Folate	25µg	67µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.008g	4.036g	10%
Manganese	0.313mg	0.528mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.17mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.507mg	2.205mg	8%
Choline	39.5mg		7%
Saturated fat	0.09g	1.472g	6%
Iron	1.38mg	1.8mg	5%
Protein	6.9g	5.1g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.474mg	0.294mg	4%
Calories	357kcal	415kcal	3%
Vitamin C	3.8mg	1.2mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.228mg	0.265mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Carbs	83.1g	79.2g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	517kcal	814kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	5.3	N/A
Net carbs	77.2g	79.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.52g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.115mg	0.061mg	0%
Threonine	0.28mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.299mg	0.186mg	0%
Leucine	0.425mg	0.336mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.316mg	0.238mg	0%
Valine	0.356mg	0.212mg	0%
Histidine	0.166mg	0.109mg	0%