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Carrot vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carrots and pear?

  • Pear has less vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin K, potassium, and vitamin B3 than carrots.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% higher.
  • Carrots have 6 times more vitamin B3 than pear. Carrots have 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while pear has 0.161mg.
  • Carrots contain less sugar.

We used Carrots, raw and Pears, raw types in this comparison.

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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
7
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%
Pear
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.9%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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%
Pear
0
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +510.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 1µg 93%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.029mg 8%
Fructose 0.55g 6.42g 7%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 4.4µg 7%
Potassium 320mg 116mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.161mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.012mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.049mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.082mg 4%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.12mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 1mg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 4.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.026mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 9mg 2%
Carbs 9.58g 15.23g 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.18mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 7mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Choline 8.8mg 5.1mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 57kcal 1%
Fiber 2.8g 3.1g 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.36g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 9.75g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
4
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.3%
Contains more FatsFats +71.4%
Contains more OtherOther +209.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59%
~equal in Water ~83.96g

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
Pear
2
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
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
Pear
2
7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +405.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +340.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1067.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.