Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
maruchan ramen, chicken
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in maruchan ramen, chicken and carrots:
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in calories and carrot has 91% less calories than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 41 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, maruchan ramen, chicken is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to carrots for protein. Maruchan ramen, chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 10:53:37 and for carrots, 9:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | 87% |
| Fat | 37% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and carrot has 84% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Both carrots and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in dietary fiber. Carrot is very similar to carrot for dietary fiber - carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Carrots and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of sugar - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is a great source of protein and it has 10 times more protein than carrot - carrot has 0.93g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and carrot has 100% less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Carrot has 211% more Vitamin C than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin E than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.066 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.058 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.983 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.273 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.138 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 19 UG |
Carrots and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of calcium - carrot has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 13 times more iron than carrot - carrot has 0.3mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
Carrot is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - carrot has 320mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
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: Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) and Carrots (Carrots, raw) .
Maruchan Ramen, Chicken g
()
|
Daily Values (%) |
Carrots g
()
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCAL % |
|
5% | calories | 5% |
|
KCAL % | |
| G % |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G % |
|
5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
| G % |
|
5% | total fat | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G % |
|
5% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
| MG % |
|
5% | sodium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| 5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| IU % |
|
5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
IU % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | calcium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | iron | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | magnesium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | potassium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| G % |
|
5% | protein | 5% |
|
G % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | choline | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | chlorine | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | chromium | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | copper | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | fluoride | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | iodine | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | manganese | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | molybdenum | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | selenium | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | zinc | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||