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Carrot vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carrots and chard raw

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, while chard raw has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Chard raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 681% higher.
  • Chard raw contains 3 times less vitamin A than carrots. Carrots contain 16706 IU of vitamin A, while chard raw contains 6116 IU.
  • The amount of sodium in carrots is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Carrots, raw and Chard, swiss, 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.
Carrot
Carrot
1
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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.4%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +297.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

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
6
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 100% 0% 102% 38% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +172.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +408.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +186.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6187.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 13.2µg 830µg 681%
Vitamin A 835µg 306µg 59%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 30mg 27%
Iron 0.3mg 1.8mg 19%
Magnesium 12mg 81mg 16%
Copper 0.045mg 0.179mg 15%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.366mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 1.89mg 8%
Sodium 69mg 213mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.099mg 3%
Protein 0.93g 1.8g 2%
Carbs 9.58g 3.74g 2%
Calcium 33mg 51mg 2%
Potassium 320mg 379mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 46mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.172mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 18mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 19kcal 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.36mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Folate 19µg 14µg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 9.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 106kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 526g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 1.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.5%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Water ~92.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
1
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +185.7%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.