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Carrot vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and pimiento?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A and vitamin B5, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 281% more.
  • Carrots have 27 times more vitamin B5 than pimiento. While carrots have 0.273mg of vitamin B5, pimiento has only 0.01mg.
  • The amount of sugar in pimiento is lower.

We used Carrots, raw and Pimento, canned types 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
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55.4%
Contains more IronIron +460%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

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
6
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%
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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +527.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2630%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +59%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1339%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.69mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.9mg 84.9mg 88%
Vitamin A 835µg 133µg 78%
Iron 0.3mg 1.68mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.215mg 6%
Potassium 320mg 158mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.01mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.9g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.017mg 4%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 8.3µg 4%
Calcium 33mg 6mg 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 17mg 3%
Folate 19µg 6µg 3%
Sodium 69mg 14mg 2%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.092mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.615mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 23kcal 1%
Carbs 9.58g 5.1g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein 0.93g 1.1g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 4.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 209kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 435g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 2.71g N/A
Copper 0.045mg 0.049mg 0%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.69mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.06mg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.8%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.3%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
~equal in Water ~93.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.6%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.