Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
caramel
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in caramel and carrots:
Caramel is high in calories and carrot has 81% less calories than caramel - caramel has 216 calories per 100 grams and carrot has 41 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, caramel is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to carrots per calorie. Caramel has a macronutrient ratio of 2:98:0 and for carrots, 8:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Caramel | Carrots | |
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Protein | 2% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 98% | 88% |
Fat | ~ | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Caramel is high in carbohydrates and carrot has 83% less carbohydrates than caramel - caramel has 57g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot has 9.6g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in carrots are made of 53% sugar, 31% dietary fiber and 16% starch, whereas the carbs in caramel comprise of 100% sugar.
Carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than caramel - carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel is high in sugar and carrot has 92% less sugar than caramel - caramel has 57g of sugar per 100 grams and carrot has 4.7g of sugar.
Caramel and carrots contain similar amounts of protein - caramel has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and carrot has 0.93g of protein.
Both carrots and caramel are low in saturated fat - carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has 10 times more Vitamin C than caramel - caramel has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 42 times more Vitamin A than caramel - caramel has 19ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A.
Caramel and carrots contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - caramel has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than caramel - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, caramel contains more Vitamin B12.
Caramel | Carrots | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.058 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.983 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.273 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.138 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 19 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.18 UG | ~ |
Caramel is a great source of calcium and it has 48% more calcium than carrot - caramel has 49mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot has 33mg of calcium.
Carrot has more iron than caramel - carrot has 0.3mg of iron per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of potassium and it has 385% more potassium than caramel - caramel has 66mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot has 320mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||