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Water chestnuts vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between water chestnuts and carrots

  • Water chestnuts have more copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, carrots have more vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Water chestnuts have 7 times more copper than carrots. Water chestnuts have 0.326mg of copper, while carrots have 0.045mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw 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 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
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 +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +624.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +400%

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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
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 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +311.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.983mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water chestnuts Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Copper 0.326mg 0.045mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.328mg 0.138mg 15%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.058mg 11%
Potassium 584mg 320mg 8%
Manganese 0.331mg 0.143mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.066mg 6%
Choline 36.2mg 8.8mg 5%
Carbs 23.94g 9.58g 5%
Phosphorus 63mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 0.273mg 4%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 0.66mg 4%
Calories 97kcal 41kcal 3%
Iron 0.06mg 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 11mg 33mg 2%
Sodium 14mg 69mg 2%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 4mg 5.9mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 12mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Folate 16µg 19µg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein 1.4g 0.93g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Fiber 3g 2.8g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 20.94g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.983mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 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
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 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 +50.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.9%
Contains more OtherOther +14.6%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Carrot
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.1%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.