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Carrot vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between carrots and sugar substitute

  • Carrots have more vitamin B6, fiber, potassium, and manganese; however, sugar substitute is higher in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 85% more than carrots.
  • Carrots have 9 times more vitamin B6 than sugar substitute. While carrots have 0.138mg of vitamin B6, sugar substitute has only 0.015mg.
  • Carrots have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Carrots, raw and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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
9
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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +720.5%
Contains more IronIron +87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2563.6%

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
11
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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +241.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +820%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 93%
Calcium 33mg 879mg 85%
Carbs 9.58g 84.77g 25%
Sodium 69mg 572mg 22%
Calories 41kcal 347kcal 15%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.015mg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.6g 9%
Potassium 320mg 39mg 8%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.022mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.015mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 8mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.007mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.015mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 0.93g 2.06g 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.16mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 1%
Starch 1.43g 3.52g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 0g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 4.03g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 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
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +866%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +784.9%
Contains more OtherOther +319.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
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
47% 14% 39%
Starch: 3.52 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.09 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.94 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +146.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +84.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.