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Chinese broccoli vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese broccoli and carrots

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B2, calcium, and manganese; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A and vitamin B6.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 301% more than chinese broccoli.
  • Chinese broccoli has 6 times more vitamin K than carrots. While chinese broccoli has 84.8µg of vitamin K, carrots have only 13.2µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Carrots, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +203%
Contains more IronIron +86.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.6%

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.
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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +378%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +542.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +421.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +918.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 82µg 835µg 84%
Vitamin K 84.8µg 13.2µg 60%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 5.9mg 25%
Folate 99µg 19µg 20%
Calcium 100mg 33mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.058mg 7%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.138mg 5%
Iron 0.56mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.983mg 3%
Choline 25.3mg 8.8mg 3%
Sodium 7mg 69mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.273mg 2%
Copper 0.061mg 0.045mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 320mg 2%
Carbs 3.81g 9.58g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.1µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.117g 1%
Calories 22kcal 41kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.66mg 1%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.24g 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.24mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Phosphorus 41mg 35mg 1%
Protein 1.14g 0.93g 0%
Net carbs 1.31g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 4.74g N/A
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.6%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +151.4%
Contains more OtherOther +21.5%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +257.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.4%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients

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

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