Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
carrot juice
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in carrot juice and whey protein powder:
Whey protein powder is high in calories and carrot juice has 89% less calories than whey protein powder - carrot juice has 40 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, carrot juice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to whey protein powder for fat. Carrot juice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:88:4 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Carrot Juice | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 9% | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 88% | 7% |
| Fat | 4% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Carrot juice and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of carbs - carrot juice has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 288% more dietary fiber than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Whey protein powder has less sugar than carrot juice - carrot juice has 3.9g of sugar per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 81 times more protein than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.95g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both carrot juice and whey protein powder are low in saturated fat - carrot juice has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat.
Carrot juice has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and carrot juice does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has signficantly more Vitamin C than whey protein powder - carrot juice has 8.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than whey protein powder - carrot juice has 956ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin E than whey protein powder - carrot juice has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin K than whey protein powder - carrot juice has 15.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12, however, carrot juice contains more pantothenic acid.
| Carrot Juice | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.092 MG | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.055 MG | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.386 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.228 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.217 MG | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 18 times more calcium than carrot juice - carrot juice has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Whey protein powder has 146% more iron than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.46mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Both carrot juice and whey protein powder are high in potassium. Whey protein powder has 71% more potassium than carrot juice - carrot juice has 292mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, whey protein powder has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot juice per 100 grams.
| Carrot Juice | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.009 G | 0.034 G |
| Total | 0.009 G | 0.034 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, whey protein powder has more linoleic acid than carrot juice per 100 grams.
| Carrot Juice | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.061 G | 0.264 G |
| Total | 0.061 G | 0.264 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: Carrot Juice (Carrot juice, canned) and Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||