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Carrot juice vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot juice and carrots different?

  • Carrot juice is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B6; however, carrots are richer in fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrot juice is 48% higher.
  • Carrot juice contains 2 times more vitamin E than carrots. While carrot juice contains 1.16mg of vitamin E, carrots contain only 0.66mg.

Carrot juice, canned 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 10% 7.2% 26% 17% 15% 4.9% 18% 8.6% 17% 3.3%
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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 +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +53.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
~equal in Potassium ~320mg
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg
~equal in Sodium ~69mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.143mg

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 28% 319% 23% 0% 23% 13% 7.2% 14% 50% 0% 39% 3% 5.4%
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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 CVitamin C +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot juice Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 956µg 835µg 13%
Fiber 0.8g 2.8g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.217mg 0.138mg 6%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.983mg 4%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 5.9mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.16mg 0.66mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 13.2µg 2%
Iron 0.46mg 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 42mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.228mg 0.273mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.143mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Potassium 292mg 320mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.24mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 33mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 41kcal 0%
Protein 0.95g 0.93g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.24g 0%
Carbs 9.28g 9.58g 0%
Net carbs 8.48g 6.78g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.91g 4.74g N/A
Copper 0.046mg 0.045mg 0%
Sodium 66mg 69mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.058mg 0%
Choline 9.9mg 8.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.071g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 0.95 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 9.28 g
Water: 88.87 g
Other: 0.75 g
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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 FatsFats +60%
Contains more OtherOther +28%
~equal in Protein ~0.93g
~equal in Carbs ~9.58g
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 7% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.071 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.8%

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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. Carrot juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170491/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.