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Carrot vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carrots and cardoon?

  • Carrots are richer in vitamin A, yet cardoon is richer in copper, folate, and magnesium.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% higher.
  • Carrots have 3 times more vitamin B3 than cardoon. Carrots have 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while cardoon has 0.3mg.
  • Carrots contain less sodium.

We used Carrots, raw and Cardoon, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Carrot
Carrot
3
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more IronIron +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +413.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Carrot
Carrot
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +195%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Cardoon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Copper 0.045mg 0.231mg 21%
Folate 19µg 68µg 12%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Magnesium 12mg 42mg 7%
Iron 0.3mg 0.7mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.256mg 5%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 2mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 70mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 170mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.3mg 4%
Carbs 9.58g 4.07g 2%
Potassium 320mg 400mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.116mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 17kcal 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.17mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.338mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.041g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 4.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 243kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 588g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 2.47g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.018g 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
Carrot
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.9%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135.4%
Contains more OtherOther +17.7%
~equal in Water ~94g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.6%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients
  2. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.