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Peanut butter vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between peanut butter and carrots

  • Peanut butter has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, carrots have more vitamin A.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Peanut butter has 279 times more saturated fat than carrots. Peanut butter has 10.325g of saturated fat, while carrots have 0.037g.
  • Carrots have a higher glycemic index than peanut butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt 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 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
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 +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.4%
Contains more IronIron +480%
Contains more CopperCopper +837.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +945.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +857.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1064.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%

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% 182% 0% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65% 34%
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 Vitamin EVitamin E +1278.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +231%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1233.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +316.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +219.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +357.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +615.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut butter Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.535g 0.117g 83%
Fats 51.36g 0.24g 79%
Vitamin B3 13.112mg 0.983mg 76%
Manganese 1.665mg 0.143mg 66%
Monounsaturated fat 25.941g 0.014g 65%
Vitamin E 9.1mg 0.66mg 56%
Saturated fat 10.325g 0.037g 47%
Phosphorus 335mg 35mg 43%
Protein 22.21g 0.93g 43%
Copper 0.422mg 0.045mg 42%
Magnesium 168mg 12mg 37%
Calories 598kcal 41kcal 28%
Vitamin B6 0.441mg 0.138mg 23%
Zinc 2.51mg 0.24mg 21%
Iron 1.74mg 0.3mg 18%
Folate 87µg 19µg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.137mg 0.273mg 17%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.058mg 10%
Choline 63mg 8.8mg 10%
Fiber 5g 2.8g 9%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.066mg 7%
Potassium 558mg 320mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.9mg 7%
Carbs 22.31g 9.58g 4%
Sodium 17mg 69mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Fructose 0.12g 0.55g 1%
Starch 3.56g 1.43g 1%
Net carbs 17.31g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 10.49g 4.74g N/A
Trans fat 0.075g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 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 +2288.2%
Contains more FatsFats +21300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.9%
Contains more OtherOther +201%
Contains more WaterWater +7078%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.941 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.535 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 +185192.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10613.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 73%
Starch: 3.56 g
Sucrose: 10.25 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Carrot
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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 +149%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +185.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +353.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +358.3%
~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. Peanut butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/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.