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Garlic vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and carrots different?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, vitamin C, selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.
  • Garlic contains 142 times more selenium than carrots. While garlic contains 14.2µg of selenium, carrots contain only 0.1µg.

Garlic, raw and Carrots, raw are the varieties 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.
Garlic
Garlic
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Carrot
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +448.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more IronIron +466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +564.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1069.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14100%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
5
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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Carrot
Carrot
5
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +428.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +794.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +676.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.138mg 84%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.143mg 66%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 5.9mg 28%
Copper 0.299mg 0.045mg 28%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.1µg 26%
Iron 1.7mg 0.3mg 18%
Phosphorus 153mg 35mg 17%
Calcium 181mg 33mg 15%
Protein 6.36g 0.93g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.066mg 11%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 13.2µg 10%
Carbs 33.06g 9.58g 8%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.273mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 41kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.058mg 4%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Fiber 2.1g 2.8g 3%
Choline 23.2mg 8.8mg 3%
Potassium 401mg 320mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 69mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.983mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.117g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 441kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 244g N/A
Fats 0.5g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 1g 4.74g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Carrot
Carrot
1
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 +583.9%
Contains more FatsFats +108.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +245.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more WaterWater +50.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Carrot
Carrot
2
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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.