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Carrot vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and vegetable different?

  • Carrots are richer in vitamin A, while vegetable is higher in manganese, vitamin K, iron, and fiber.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 249% more than vegetable.
  • Carrots contain 2 times more potassium than vegetable. Carrots contain 320mg of potassium, while vegetable contains 169mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index (66) than carrots (39).

Carrots, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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
Carrot
2
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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +173.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +165%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +290.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 214µg 69%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.379mg 10%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 23.5µg 9%
Iron 0.3mg 0.82mg 7%
Fiber 2.8g 4.4g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.074mg 5%
Protein 0.93g 2.86g 4%
Potassium 320mg 169mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.083mg 4%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 3.2mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 24.1mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.49mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.151mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 65kcal 1%
Carbs 9.58g 13.09g 1%
Calcium 33mg 25mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Sodium 69mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.851mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 4.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 227kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 154g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 3.12g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.071mg 0%
Folate 19µg 19µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more OtherOther +43.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.6%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.