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Tomato paste vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tomato paste and carrots

  • Tomato paste has more copper, iron, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 304% more than tomato paste.
  • Carrots have 53 times less selenium than tomato paste. Tomato paste has 5.3µg of selenium, while carrots have 0.1µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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 +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216.9%
Contains more IronIron +893.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +711.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5200%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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 +271.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +551.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +998.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.066mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 76µg 835µg 84%
Copper 0.365mg 0.045mg 36%
Iron 2.98mg 0.3mg 34%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.66mg 24%
Potassium 1014mg 320mg 20%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 5.9mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.983mg 13%
Selenium 5.3µg 0.1µg 9%
Fructose 5.85g 0.55g 7%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.143mg 7%
Phosphorus 83mg 35mg 7%
Protein 4.32g 0.93g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.058mg 7%
Magnesium 42mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.138mg 6%
Choline 38.5mg 8.8mg 5%
Fiber 4.1g 2.8g 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.273mg 3%
Carbs 18.91g 9.58g 3%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 13.2µg 2%
Folate 12µg 19µg 2%
Calories 82kcal 41kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.066mg 1%
Fats 0.47g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 14.81g 6.78g N/A
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 12.18g 4.74g N/A
Starch 0.22g 1.43g 0%
Sodium 59mg 69mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 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 +364.5%
Contains more FatsFats +95.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.4%
Contains more OtherOther +191.7%
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 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 +378.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 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 GlucoseGlucose +874.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +963.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +550%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1096.7%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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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