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Carrot vs. Potato soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and potato soup?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and fiber, yet potato soup is higher in copper, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 333% more.
  • Carrots have 30 times more vitamin C than potato soup. While carrots have 5.9mg of vitamin C, potato soup has only 0.2mg.
  • The amount of sodium in carrots is lower.

We used Carrots, raw and Soup, cream of potato, canned, condensed 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
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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 9.3% 5.1% 15% 13% 67% 4.1% 18% 79% 39% 10%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +93.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more IronIron +13.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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
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%
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 0.67% 6.3% 1.4% 0% 7% 6.7% 8.1% 42% 6.9% 5% 2.8% 1.5% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4294.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +842.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~8.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Potato soup DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 19µg 91%
Sodium 69mg 604mg 23%
Copper 0.045mg 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 1.1µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.7mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.03mg 8%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.3mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0.2mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.3g 6%
Potassium 320mg 165mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.07mg 4%
Folate 19µg 2µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.97g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.43mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.9µg 3%
Fats 0.24g 1.88g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.028mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.029mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 74kcal 2%
Calcium 33mg 17mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 41mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.33g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Carbs 9.58g 12.79g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.44g 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.34mg 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.15mg 1%
Protein 0.93g 1.51g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 11.49g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Magnesium 12mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 4.74g 1.44g N/A
Choline 8.8mg 8.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.061mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.094mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.066mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
2% 13% 82% 2%
Protein: 1.51 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 12.79 g
Water: 82 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.4%
Contains more FatsFats +683.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.5%
Contains more OtherOther +89.6%
~equal in Water ~82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
56% 25% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.44 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3042.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.1%

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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. Potato soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171158/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.