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Sweet and sour vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sweet and sour and carrots

  • Sweet and sour has more manganese; however, carrots have more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 334% higher.
  • Carrots have 5 times less sodium than sweet and sour. Sweet and sour has 371mg of sodium, while carrots have 69mg.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index than carrots.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +432.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +223.2%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6500%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 835µg 93%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.143mg 27%
Sodium 371mg 69mg 13%
Fiber 0.1g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 13.2µg 11%
Carbs 38.22g 9.58g 10%
Potassium 99mg 320mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.138mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.983mg 5%
Calories 150kcal 41kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.273mg 4%
Copper 0.079mg 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.66mg 4%
Phosphorus 7mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 5.9mg 3%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.066mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 33mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.117g 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.24mg 1%
Choline 2.4mg 8.8mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 12mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 0.27g 0.93g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 4.74g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 +299%
Contains more OtherOther +27.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +244.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +46.5%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.