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Carrots, baby, raw vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrots, baby, raw and potatoes

  • Carrots, baby, raw has more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Carrots, baby, raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 276% more.
  • Carrots, baby, raw contains 6 times more sugar than potatoes. Carrots, baby, raw contains 4.76g of sugar, while potatoes contain 0.82g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrots, baby, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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 7.1% 9.6% 21% 33% 33% 4.6% 12% 10% 20% 4.9%
Potato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg
~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

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 8.7% 230% 0% 0% 7.5% 8.3% 10% 24% 24% 0% 24% 20% 4.1%
Potato
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +370%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +657.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrots, baby, raw Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 690µg 0µg 77%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 19.7mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.298mg 15%
Potassium 237mg 425mg 6%
Vitamin K 9.4µg 2µg 6%
Starch 0g 15.29g 6%
Phosphorus 28mg 57mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.081mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.556mg 1.061mg 3%
Fiber 2.9g 2.1g 3%
Protein 0.64g 2.05g 3%
Carbs 8.24g 17.49g 3%
Folate 27µg 15µg 3%
Sodium 78mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.401mg 0.295mg 2%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.2mg 2%
Calories 35kcal 77kcal 2%
Calcium 32mg 12mg 2%
Fructose 1g 0.26g 1%
Choline 7.5mg 12.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Copper 0.1mg 0.11mg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.3mg 1%
Iron 0.89mg 0.81mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 5.34g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 4.76g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.036mg 0.032mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.065g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.031mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.035mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.64 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 8.24 g
Water: 90.35 g
Other: 0.64 g
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14%
Contains more ProteinProtein +220.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.3%
Contains more OtherOther +75%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 7% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.065 g
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.025g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.72 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1500%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +235.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +284.6%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Carrots, baby, raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168568/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

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

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