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Carrot vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carrots and dates

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C, while dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% higher.
  • Dates contain 15 times less vitamin C than carrots. Carrots contain 5.9mg of vitamin C, while dates contain 0.4mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Carrots, raw and Dates, deglet noor.

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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
0
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%
Dates
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105%
Contains more IronIron +240%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%

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
6
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%
Dates
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1375%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1220%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +388.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Fructose 0.55g 19.56g 24%
Carbs 9.58g 75.03g 22%
Fiber 2.8g 8g 21%
Copper 0.045mg 0.206mg 18%
Calories 41kcal 282kcal 12%
Potassium 320mg 656mg 10%
Iron 0.3mg 1.02mg 9%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 2.7µg 9%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0.4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.589mg 6%
Selenium 0.1µg 3µg 5%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.262mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.05mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 62mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 2mg 3%
Protein 0.93g 2.45g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 1.274mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.165mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.052mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.019g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.066mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 39mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 63.35g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.29mg 0%
Folate 19µg 19µg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +330.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.4%
Contains more FatsFats +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +683.2%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%

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
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +515.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +564.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3267.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3456.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

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

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