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Carrot vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrots and oats

  • Carrots have more vitamin A; however, oats have more manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Oats have a higher glycemic index than carrots.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrots, raw and Oats.

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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
1
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%
Oats
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more IronIron +1473.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1291.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1554.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1394.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3337.8%

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%
Oats
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1056.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +394.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +194.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.961mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Oats DV% diff.
Manganese 0.143mg 4.916mg 208%
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Phosphorus 35mg 523mg 70%
Copper 0.045mg 0.626mg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.763mg 58%
Iron 0.3mg 4.72mg 55%
Magnesium 12mg 177mg 39%
Zinc 0.24mg 3.97mg 34%
Protein 0.93g 16.89g 32%
Fiber 2.8g 10.6g 31%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 1.349mg 22%
Carbs 9.58g 66.27g 19%
Calories 41kcal 389kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 2.535g 16%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Fats 0.24g 6.9g 10%
Folate 19µg 56µg 9%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.139mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 2.178g 5%
Saturated fat 0.037g 1.217g 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Potassium 320mg 429mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 2mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 54mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.119mg 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 55.67g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.961mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.405mg 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
Oats
4
17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more WaterWater +974.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1716.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2775%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +591.8%
Contains more OtherOther +79.2%

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
Oats
2
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15457.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2066.7%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/nutrients

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

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