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Yellow cake vs. Carrot cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yellow cake and carrot cake

  • Yellow cake has more fats and copper; however, carrot cake is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, manganese, and folate.
  • Yellow cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 22% more.
  • Yellow cake contains 3 times more copper than carrot cake. Yellow cake contains 0.159mg of copper, while carrot cake contains 0.05mg.
  • Carrot cake contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 9.6% 17% 76% 53% 11% 59% 40% 29% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 52% 15% 68% 17% 5.5% 106% 74% 69% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more IronIron +12.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +218%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152.5%
~equal in Potassium ~169mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 3% 2.3% 90% 11% 21% 15% 9.9% 0% 0% 63% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 4% 0% 32% 0% 66% 39% 41% 18% 18% 5% 0% 50%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +516.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +204.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow cake Carrot cake DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.5mg 30%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.474g 30%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 3.999g 24%
Vitamin K 25.1µg 21%
Saturated fat 5.793g 1.472g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.265mg 19%
Phosphorus 138mg 247mg 16%
Selenium 5.9µg 14.9µg 16%
Calcium 32mg 172mg 14%
Manganese 0.222mg 0.528mg 13%
Fats 17.75g 9.8g 12%
Copper 0.159mg 0.05mg 12%
Sodium 310mg 567mg 11%
Folate 22µg 67µg 11%
Vitamin A 7µg 97µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.8mg 2.205mg 9%
Carbs 55.36g 79.2g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 7.214g 4.036g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.728g 3.702g 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.17mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.079mg 6%
Cholesterol 16mg 0mg 5%
Protein 3.16g 5.1g 4%
Starch 8.55g 4%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Iron 2.03mg 1.8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.294mg 3%
Choline 17.4mg 3%
Calories 379kcal 415kcal 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.2mg 1%
Vitamin D* 6 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Potassium 187mg 169mg 1%
Fructose 0.62g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.83g 1.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1199kcal 814kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 24g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.1 5.3 N/A
Net carbs 53.86g 79.2g N/A
Sugar 39.22g N/A
Trans fat 1.313g 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 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 18% 55% 22%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 17.75 g
Carbs: 55.36 g
Water: 22.38 g
Other: 1.35 g
5% 10% 79% 4% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +81.1%
Contains more WaterWater +521.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 41% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.793 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.214 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.728 g
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.702 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Yellow cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174944/nutrients
  2. Carrot cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174932/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.