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Carrot vs. Chowder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and chowder different?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A and fiber; however, chowder is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 311% higher.
  • Carrots contain 3 times more fiber than chowder. While carrots contain 2.8g of fiber, chowder contains only 0.9g.
  • Carrots have less sodium.
  • Chowder has a lower glycemic index (27) than carrots (39).

Carrots, raw and Soup, chicken corn chowder, chunky, ready-to-serve, single brand 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.
Carrot
10
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
11
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%
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% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1339.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Chowder DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 58µg 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 1.9g 12%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 11%
Sodium 69mg 299mg 10%
Potassium 320mg 9%
Fats 0.24g 6.3g 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.9g 8%
Saturated fat 0.037g 1.75g 8%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 6%
Manganese 0.143mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 5%
Iron 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Protein 0.93g 3.1g 4%
Calories 41kcal 99kcal 3%
Magnesium 12mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 1.27g 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 2%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Carbs 9.58g 7.5g 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 6.6g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 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
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
3% 6% 8% 82%
Protein: 3.1 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 7.5 g
Water: 82.1 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2525%
~equal in Water ~82.1g
~equal in Other ~1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
36% 26% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.75 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.9 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8971.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1523.9%

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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. Chowder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171585/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.