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Carrot vs. Raisin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrots and raisins

  • Carrots have more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, raisins have more copper, iron, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Carrots have 4 times more vitamin K than raisins. Carrots have 13.2µg of vitamin K, while raisins have 3.5µg.
  • Raisins have a higher glycemic index than carrots.

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

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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
0
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%
Raisin
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 66% 71% 106% 6% 43% 1.4% 39% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.1%
Contains more IronIron +526.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +606.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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
7
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%
Raisin
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 7.7% 0% 2.4% 0% 27% 29% 14% 5.7% 40% 0% 8.8% 3.8% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +277.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Raisin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Fructose 0.55g 29.68g 36%
Copper 0.045mg 0.318mg 30%
Carbs 9.58g 79.18g 23%
Iron 0.3mg 1.88mg 20%
Potassium 320mg 749mg 13%
Calories 41kcal 299kcal 13%
Phosphorus 35mg 101mg 9%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 3.5µg 8%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.299mg 7%
Magnesium 12mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.125mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 3.7g 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.095mg 4%
Protein 0.93g 3.07g 4%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 2.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.174mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.106mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 50mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.037g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.766mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 2.7g 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.46g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 75.48g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 59.19g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.22mg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 11.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.057mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A

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
Raisin
4
3% 79% 15% 2%
Protein: 3.07 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 79.18 g
Water: 15.43 g
Other: 1.86 g
Contains more WaterWater +472.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +230.1%
Contains more FatsFats +91.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +726.5%
Contains more OtherOther +93.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Raisin
1
40% 35% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.051 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.037 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +216.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +264.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
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
Raisin
3
4% 46% 49%
Starch: 2.7 g
Sucrose: 0.45 g
Glucose: 27.75 g
Fructose: 29.68 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +697.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +88.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4603.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5296.4%
~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. Raisin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168165/nutrients

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

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