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Carrot vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and garlic different?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, vitamin C, selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.

Carrots, raw and Garlic, raw 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
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%
Garlic
Garlic
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +448.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more IronIron +466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +564.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1069.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14100%

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
Carrot
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Garlic
Garlic
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +676.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +428.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +794.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 1.235mg 84%
Manganese 0.143mg 1.672mg 66%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 31.2mg 28%
Copper 0.045mg 0.299mg 28%
Selenium 0.1µg 14.2µg 26%
Iron 0.3mg 1.7mg 18%
Phosphorus 35mg 153mg 17%
Calcium 33mg 181mg 15%
Protein 0.93g 6.36g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.2mg 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 1.7µg 10%
Carbs 9.58g 33.06g 8%
Zinc 0.24mg 1.16mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.596mg 6%
Calories 41kcal 149kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.11mg 4%
Folate 19µg 3µg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 25mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2.1g 3%
Choline 8.8mg 23.2mg 3%
Potassium 320mg 401mg 2%
Sodium 69mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.7mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.249g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 67g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
1
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +50.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +583.9%
Contains more FatsFats +108.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +245.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.