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Pea soup vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pea soup and carrots

  • Pea soup has more copper, selenium, and iron; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin C.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 334% more than pea soup.
  • Pea soup has 36 times more selenium than carrots. While pea soup has 3.6µg of selenium, carrots have only 0.1µg.
  • Carrots have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pea soup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Carrot
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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 +25%
Contains more IronIron +143.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +224.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Carrot
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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 CholineCholine +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +883.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +590%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6500%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 3µg 835µg 92%
Sodium 336mg 69mg 12%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 13.2µg 11%
Copper 0.146mg 0.045mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.138mg 9%
Potassium 71mg 320mg 7%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 5.9mg 6%
Protein 3.2g 0.93g 5%
Folate 1µg 19µg 5%
Iron 0.73mg 0.3mg 5%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.143mg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.273mg 4%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.983mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 35mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 33mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.037g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.066mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 8.8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.014g 1%
Calories 61kcal 41kcal 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fats 1.09g 0.24g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Carbs 9.88g 9.58g 0%
Net carbs 7.98g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 3.19g 4.74g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +244.1%
Contains more FatsFats +354.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Carbs ~9.58g
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 +2557.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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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