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Carrot vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrots and malt

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B6; however, malt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 332% more.
  • Carrots have 44 times more vitamin K than malt. Carrots have 13.2µg of vitamin K, while malt has 0.3µg.
  • Carrots are lower in saturated fat.
  • Malt has a higher glycemic index than carrots.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrots, raw and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
4
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%
Malt
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5300%

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
9
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%
Malt
3
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3111.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 26µg 90%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 0.3µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.184mg 10%
Selenium 0.1µg 5.4µg 10%
Fiber 2.8g 0.5g 9%
Phosphorus 35mg 91mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.037g 1.883g 8%
Calcium 33mg 98mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.046mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0.1mg 6%
Fats 0.24g 3.29g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.259mg 5%
Protein 0.93g 3.37g 5%
Potassium 320mg 172mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.06mg 4%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.08mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Calories 41kcal 85kcal 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.41mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.827g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.354mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.208g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.054mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Copper 0.045mg 0.037mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.21mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 9.58g 11.2g 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 6.68g N/A
Sodium 69mg 60mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.077mg 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
Malt
3
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +262.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1270.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
~equal in Water ~81.34g

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
Malt
2
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5807.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

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

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