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Persimmon vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are persimmon and carrots different?

  • Persimmon has more vitamin C and iron than carrots.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for persimmon is 67% higher.
  • Persimmon contains 8 times more iron than carrots. While persimmon contains 2.5mg of iron, carrots contain only 0.3mg.
  • Carrots have a lower glycemic index (39) than persimmon (61).

Persimmons, native, raw and Carrots, raw are the varieties 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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
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 IronIron +733.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.6%
~equal in Potassium ~320mg

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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +1018.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Persimmon Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 93%
Vitamin C 66mg 5.9mg 67%
Iron 2.5mg 0.3mg 28%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Carbs 33.5g 9.58g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 6%
Manganese 0.143mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Calories 127kcal 41kcal 4%
Magnesium 12mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 69mg 3%
Zinc 0.24mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 33mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 35mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.93g 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 33.5g 6.78g N/A
Potassium 310mg 320mg 0%
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.041mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 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 FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +249.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.3%
Contains more WaterWater +37.1%
~equal in Other ~0.96g

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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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.