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Molasses vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are molasses and carrots different?

  • Molasses are richer in manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, selenium, and calcium, while carrots are higher in vitamin A and fiber.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 334% more than molasses.
  • Molasses contain 178 times more selenium than carrots. Molasses contain 17.8µg of selenium, while carrots contain 0.1µg.

Molasses and Carrots, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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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 +1916.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +521.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +357.5%
Contains more IronIron +1473.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +982.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +969.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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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 B5Vitamin B5 +194.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +385.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.983mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Manganese 1.53mg 0.143mg 60%
Magnesium 242mg 12mg 55%
Iron 4.72mg 0.3mg 55%
Copper 0.487mg 0.045mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.138mg 41%
Potassium 1464mg 320mg 34%
Selenium 17.8µg 0.1µg 32%
Carbs 74.73g 9.58g 22%
Calcium 205mg 33mg 17%
Fructose 12.79g 0.55g 15%
Calories 290kcal 41kcal 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.273mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.9mg 7%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.066mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.93g 2%
Choline 13.3mg 8.8mg 1%
Sodium 37mg 69mg 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 35mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 74.73g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 4.74g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.983mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.117g 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
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 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 CarbsCarbs +680.1%
Contains more OtherOther +243.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more WaterWater +303.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 22% 24%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 29.4 g
Glucose: 11.92 g
Fructose: 12.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +718.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1920.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2225.5%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/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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