Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
carrots
versus
ginger root
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in carrots and ginger root:
Carrot has 49% less calories than ginger root - ginger root has 80 calories per 100 grams and carrot has 41 calories.
Carrots | Ginger Root | |
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Protein | 8% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 88% | 83% |
Fat | 4% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Carrot has 46% less carbohydrates than ginger root - ginger root has 17.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot has 9.6g of carbohydrates.
Carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 40% more dietary fiber than ginger root - ginger root has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of sugar - ginger root has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and carrot has 4.7g of sugar.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of protein - ginger root has 1.8g of protein per 100 grams and carrot has 0.93g of protein.
Both ginger root and carrots are low in saturated fat - ginger root has 0.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - ginger root has 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 more Vitamin A than ginger root - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and ginger root does not contain significant amounts.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - ginger root has 0.26mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - ginger root has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K.
Carrot has more thiamin. Both carrots and ginger root contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Carrots | Ginger Root | |
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Thiamin | 0.066 MG | 0.025 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.058 MG | 0.034 MG |
Niacin | 0.983 MG | 0.75 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.273 MG | 0.203 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138 MG | 0.16 MG |
Folate | 19 UG | 11 UG |
Carrot has 106% more calcium than ginger root - ginger root has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot has 33mg of calcium.
Ginger root and carrots contain similar amounts of iron - ginger root has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and carrot has 0.3mg of iron.
Both ginger root and carrots are high in potassium. Ginger root has 30% more potassium than carrot - ginger root has 415mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot has 320mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, ginger root has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot per 100 grams.
Carrots | Ginger Root | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.034 G |
Total | 0.002 G | 0.034 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both carrots and ginger root contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Carrots | Ginger Root | |
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linoleic acid | 0.1 G | 0.12 G |
Total | 0.1 G | 0.12 G |
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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Note: The specific food items compared are: Carrots (Carrots, raw) and Ginger Root (Ginger root, raw) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||