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Marrow-stem Kale vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between marrow-stem Kale and carrots

  • Marrow-stem Kale has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, manganese, calcium, vitamin E, and vitamin B2; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Marrow-stem Kale covers your daily vitamin K needs 353% more than carrots.
  • Carrots contain 7 times less calcium than marrow-stem Kale. Marrow-stem Kale contains 232mg of calcium, while carrots contain 33mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Collards, raw 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 19% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 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 +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +603%
Contains more IronIron +56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg

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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97%
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +498.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +242.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3211.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +578.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +232.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marrow-stem Kale Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 13.2µg 353%
Vitamin A 251µg 835µg 65%
Vitamin C 35.3mg 5.9mg 33%
Folate 129µg 19µg 28%
Manganese 0.658mg 0.143mg 22%
Calcium 232mg 33mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 0.66mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.058mg 6%
Fiber 4g 2.8g 5%
Protein 3.02g 0.93g 4%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 213mg 320mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 8.8mg 3%
Iron 0.47mg 0.3mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 69mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.742mg 0.983mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.138mg 2%
Fats 0.61g 0.24g 1%
Carbs 5.42g 9.58g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Phosphorus 25mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.066mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.201g 0.117g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Calories 32kcal 41kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.42g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 4.74g N/A
Copper 0.046mg 0.045mg 0%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.267mg 0.273mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.055g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.1mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.117mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.12mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 g
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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 +224.7%
Contains more FatsFats +154.2%
Contains more OtherOther +38.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.8%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.055 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.201 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 +114.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.7%

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/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.