Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and carrots:
Oatmeal is high in calories and carrot has 89% less calories than oatmeal - carrot has 41 calories per 100 grams and oatmeal has 367 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to carrots per calorie. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for carrots, 8:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oatmeal | Carrots | |
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Protein | 17% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 69% | 88% |
Fat | 15% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oatmeal is high in carbohydrates and carrot has 86% less carbohydrates than oatmeal - carrot has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and oatmeal has 67g of carbohydrates.
Both carrots and oatmeal are high in dietary fiber. Oatmeal has 250% more dietary fiber than carrot - carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber.
Carrots and oatmeal contain similar amounts of sugar - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1g of sugar.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of protein and it has 16 times more protein than carrot - carrot has 0.93g of protein per 100 grams and oatmeal has 16g of protein.
Carrot has 33.6 times less saturated fat than oatmeal - carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat.
Carrot has more Vitamin C than oatmeal - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than oatmeal - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Carrots and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than oatmeal - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more thiamin and riboflavin, however, carrot contains more pantothenic acid. Both oatmeal and carrots contain significant amounts of niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Oatmeal | Carrots | |
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Thiamin | 0.73 MG | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | 0.058 MG |
Niacin | 0.78 MG | 0.983 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.273 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | 0.138 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 19 UG |
Oatmeal is a great source of calcium and it has 58% more calcium than carrot - carrot has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 52mg of calcium.
Oatmeal 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 oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron.
Both carrots and oatmeal are high in potassium. Carrot is very similar to carrot for potassium - carrot has 320mg of potassium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 350mg 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 | |||