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Carrot vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and soba different?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C; however, soba is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.

Carrots, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked are the varieties 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
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%
Soba
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +814.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +462.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161.5%

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
10
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%
Soba
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.374mg 10%
Potassium 320mg 35mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.04mg 8%
Protein 0.93g 5.06g 8%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.045mg 0.008mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Carbs 9.58g 21.44g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.51mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Calories 41kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.026mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.094mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.48mg 2%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 25mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.031g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.235mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 9mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Sodium 69mg 60mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +444.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +123.8%

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
Soba
2
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +277.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.