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Carrot vs. Savoy cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and savoy cabbage different?

  • Carrots are richer in vitamin A, while savoy cabbage is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 314% more than savoy cabbage.
  • Carrots contain 4 times more vitamin E than savoy cabbage. Carrots contain 0.66mg of vitamin E, while savoy cabbage contains 0.17mg.
  • Savoy cabbage is lower in sugar.

Carrots, raw and Cabbage, savoy, raw types were used 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Calcium ~35mg

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
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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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1570%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +425.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +421.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +39.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 50µg 87%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 68.8µg 46%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 31mg 28%
Folate 19µg 80µg 15%
Magnesium 12mg 28mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.3mg 4%
Potassium 320mg 230mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.17mg 3%
Protein 0.93g 2g 2%
Sodium 69mg 28mg 2%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.18mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.187mg 2%
Copper 0.045mg 0.062mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.03mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Choline 8.8mg 12.3mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 27kcal 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 42mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fiber 2.8g 3.1g 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Carbs 9.58g 6.1g 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 3g N/A
Calcium 33mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 4.74g 2.27g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.07mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.1%
~equal in Water ~91g

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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.