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Carrot vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and beer?

  • Carrots are richer than beer in vitamin A, fiber, vitamin K, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • The glycemic index of carrots is lower.

We used Carrots, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types 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.
Carrot
8
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%
Beer
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1085.2%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +800%
Contains more ZincZinc +2300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1687.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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.
Carrot
10
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%
Beer
2
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +565.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 0µg 11%
Potassium 320mg 27mg 9%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.046mg 7%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.008mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.041mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.005mg 5%
Iron 0.3mg 0.02mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.025mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 14mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 4mg 3%
Folate 19µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.513mg 3%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.01mg 2%
Carbs 9.58g 3.55g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 0g 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.46g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 41kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.24g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 0g N/A
Choline 8.8mg 10.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.9%
Contains more OtherOther +319.8%
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.