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Wheat Bread vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and carrots different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.
  • Wheat Bread contains 334 times more selenium than carrots. While wheat Bread contains 33.4µg of selenium, carrots contain only 0.1µg.
  • Carrots have less sodium.
  • Carrots have a lower glycemic index (39) than wheat Bread (60).

Bread, wheat, toasted and Carrots, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +391.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +1263.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +340%
Contains more ZincZinc +512.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +437.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +862.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +565.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +558.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +535.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67%
Contains more FolateFolate +352.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +151.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +131.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Selenium 33.4µg 0.1µg 61%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.143mg 54%
Iron 4.09mg 0.3mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.983mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.066mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.058mg 25%
Protein 12.96g 0.93g 24%
Sodium 601mg 69mg 23%
Phosphorus 188mg 35mg 22%
Folate 86µg 19µg 17%
Copper 0.198mg 0.045mg 17%
Carbs 55.77g 9.58g 15%
Calories 313kcal 41kcal 14%
Calcium 165mg 33mg 13%
Magnesium 59mg 12mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.117g 11%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.24mg 11%
Fiber 4.7g 2.8g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 5.9mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 13.2µg 6%
Fats 4.27g 0.24g 6%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.037g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.273mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.66mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 320mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.014g 3%
Choline 22.1mg 8.8mg 2%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.138mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 4.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1293.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1679.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +482.2%
Contains more OtherOther +188.5%
Contains more WaterWater +264.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7178.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1370.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.