Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pumpkin pie spice
versus
carrot juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pumpkin pie spice and carrot juice:
Pumpkin pie spice is high in calories and carrot juice has 88% less calories than pumpkin pie spice - carrot juice has 40 calories per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 342 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pumpkin pie spice is lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to carrot juice for protein. Pumpkin pie spice has a macronutrient ratio of 6:69:26 and for carrot juice, 9:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Carrot Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 6% | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 69% | 88% |
| Fat | 26% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pumpkin pie spice is high in carbohydrates and carrot juice has 87% less carbohydrates than pumpkin pie spice - carrot juice has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 69.3g of carbohydrates.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 17 times more dietary fiber than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 14.8g of dietary fiber.
Carrot juice and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of sugar - carrot juice has 3.9g of sugar per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 7.8g of sugar.
Pumpkin pie spice has 506% more protein than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.95g of protein per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 5.8g of protein.
Pumpkin pie spice is high in saturated fat and carrot juice has 100% less saturated fat than pumpkin pie spice - carrot juice has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 6.5g of saturated fat.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 175% more Vitamin C than carrot juice - carrot juice has 8.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 23.4mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 72 times more Vitamin A than pumpkin pie spice - carrot juice has 956ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 13ug of Vitamin A.
Carrot juice and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - carrot juice has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 1.9mg of Vitamin E.
Carrot juice and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - carrot juice has 15.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 28.4ug of Vitamin K.
Pumpkin pie spice has more riboflavin, niacin and folate, however, carrot juice contains more pantothenic acid. Both pumpkin pie spice and carrot juice contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Carrot Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.131 MG | 0.092 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.137 MG | 0.055 MG |
| Niacin | 2.243 MG | 0.386 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.228 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 MG | 0.217 MG |
| Folate | 24 UG | 4 UG |
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of calcium and it has 27 times more calcium than carrot juice - carrot juice has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 682mg of calcium.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of iron and it has 41 times more iron than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.46mg of iron per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 19.7mg of iron.
Both carrot juice and pumpkin pie spice are high in potassium. Pumpkin pie spice has 127% more potassium than carrot juice - carrot juice has 292mg of potassium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 663mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both pumpkin pie spice and carrot juice contain small amounts of lycopene.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Carrot Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 99 UG | 9303 UG |
| alpha-carotene | 1 UG | 4342 UG |
| lycopene | 7 UG | 2 UG |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 100 UG | 333 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot juice per 100 grams.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Carrot Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.065 G | 0.009 G |
| Total | 0.065 G | 0.009 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more linoleic acid than carrot juice per 100 grams.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Carrot Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.715 G | 0.061 G |
| Total | 0.715 G | 0.061 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Pumpkin Pie Spice (Spices, pumpkin pie spice) and Carrot Juice (Carrot juice, canned) .
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