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Carrot vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carrots and water chestnuts

  • Carrots have more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, water chestnuts have more copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Carrots have 44 times more vitamin K than water chestnuts. Carrots have 13.2µg of vitamin K, while water chestnuts have 0.3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrots, raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw.

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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
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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% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +624.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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
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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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +311.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Copper 0.045mg 0.326mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.328mg 15%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 0.3µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.2mg 11%
Potassium 320mg 584mg 8%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.331mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.14mg 6%
Choline 8.8mg 36.2mg 5%
Carbs 9.58g 23.94g 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 63mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.479mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 1.2mg 4%
Calories 41kcal 97kcal 3%
Iron 0.3mg 0.06mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 11mg 2%
Sodium 69mg 14mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 4mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Folate 19µg 16µg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein 0.93g 1.4g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 3g 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 4.8g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.043g 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
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.9%
Contains more OtherOther +14.6%

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
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.7%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.