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Carrot juice vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrot juice and smoothie

  • Carrot juice has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, smoothie has more vitamin C and vitamin B12.
  • Carrot juice's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 374% more.
  • Carrot juice is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrot juice, canned and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1116.7%
Contains more IronIron +206.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.1%

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%
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot juice Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin A 956µg 106%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 24.5mg 18%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.217mg 0.082mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.16mg 8%
Potassium 292mg 24mg 8%
Manganese 0.13mg 6%
Phosphorus 42mg 6%
Copper 0.046mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.228mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 4%
Iron 0.46mg 0.15mg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.816mg 3%
Zinc 0.18mg 2%
Calcium 24mg 41mg 2%
Sodium 66mg 29mg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Protein 0.95g 1.22g 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 40kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Carbs 9.28g 8.16g 0%
Net carbs 8.48g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 3.91g 7.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.071g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.7%
Contains more OtherOther +120.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.4%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.