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Carrot vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carrots and sweet and sour

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, sweet, and sour has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 66 times less vitamin E than carrots. Carrots have 0.66mg of vitamin E, while sweet, and sour has 0.01mg.
  • Carrots are lower in sodium.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index than carrots.

Food types used in this article are Carrots, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +223.2%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +432.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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
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%
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6500%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 1µg 93%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.761mg 27%
Sodium 69mg 371mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 0.2µg 11%
Carbs 9.58g 38.22g 10%
Potassium 320mg 99mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.053mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.187mg 5%
Calories 41kcal 150kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.093mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.079mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.01mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 7mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.019mg 3%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 8.7mg 3%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.048mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 8.8mg 2.4mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.21mg 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.27g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 18.75g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +244.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +46.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +299%
Contains more OtherOther +27.1%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.