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Carrot vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carrots and tomato paste

  • Carrots have more vitamin A; however, tomato paste is richer in copper, iron, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 304% more than tomato paste.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carrots, raw and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216.9%
Contains more IronIron +893.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +711.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5200%
~equal in Calcium ~36mg

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
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 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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +998.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +271.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +551.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +337.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Tomato paste DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 76µg 84%
Copper 0.045mg 0.365mg 36%
Iron 0.3mg 2.98mg 34%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4.3mg 24%
Potassium 320mg 1014mg 20%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 21.9mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 3.076mg 13%
Selenium 0.1µg 5.3µg 9%
Fructose 0.55g 5.85g 7%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.302mg 7%
Phosphorus 35mg 83mg 7%
Protein 0.93g 4.32g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.153mg 7%
Magnesium 12mg 42mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.216mg 6%
Choline 8.8mg 38.5mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 4.1g 5%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.63mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.142mg 3%
Carbs 9.58g 18.91g 3%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11.4µg 2%
Folate 19µg 12µg 2%
Calories 41kcal 82kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.06mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.47g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 14.81g N/A
Calcium 33mg 36mg 0%
Sugar 4.74g 12.18g N/A
Starch 1.43g 0.22g 0%
Sodium 69mg 59mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.067g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.16g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.071mg 0%

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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +364.5%
Contains more FatsFats +95.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.4%
Contains more OtherOther +191.7%

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +378.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.8%

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
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +550%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1096.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +874.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +963.6%
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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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