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Mustard vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mustard and carrots

  • Mustard has more selenium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 332% more than mustard.
  • Carrots have 335 times less selenium than mustard. Mustard has 33.5µg of selenium, while carrots have 0.1µg.
  • Carrots contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mustard, prepared, yellow 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
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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 +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90.9%
Contains more IronIron +436.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +154.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +842.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mustard Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 5µg 835µg 92%
Selenium 33.5µg 0.1µg 61%
Sodium 1104mg 69mg 45%
Iron 1.61mg 0.3mg 16%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.143mg 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 35mg 10%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 13.2µg 10%
Magnesium 48mg 12mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.066mg 9%
Protein 3.74g 0.93g 6%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 5.9mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 0.014g 5%
Potassium 152mg 320mg 5%
Fiber 4g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.138mg 5%
Fats 3.34g 0.24g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 0.117g 4%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.24mg 4%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.983mg 3%
Calcium 63mg 33mg 3%
Copper 0.074mg 0.045mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 0.66mg 2%
Choline 22.4mg 8.8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.214g 0.037g 1%
Calories 60kcal 41kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.058mg 1%
Carbs 5.83g 9.58g 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 0.92g 4.74g N/A
Starch 0.64g 1.43g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.273mg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.04mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0.55g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 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 +302.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1291.7%
Contains more OtherOther +251%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.3%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15485.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +561.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 14% 30% 15%
Starch: 0.64 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.23 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 StarchStarch +123.4%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1609.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +25.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +139.1%
~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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.