Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
goji berry
versus
carrot juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in goji berry and carrot juice:
Goji berry is high in calories and carrot juice has 89% less calories than goji berry - carrot juice has 40 calories per 100 grams and goji berry has 349 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, goji berry is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and lighter in fat compared to carrot juice per calorie. Goji berry has a macronutrient ratio of 16:84:0 and for carrot juice, 9:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Goji Berry | Carrot Juice | |
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Protein | 16% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 88% |
Fat | ~ | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Goji berry is high in carbohydrates and carrot juice has 88% less carbohydrates than goji berry - carrot juice has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and goji berry has 77.1g of carbohydrates.
Goji berry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 15 times more dietary fiber than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and goji berry has 13g of dietary fiber.
Goji berry is high in sugar and carrot juice has 91% less sugar than goji berry - carrot juice has 3.9g of sugar per 100 grams and goji berry has 45.6g of sugar.
Goji berry is an excellent source of protein and it has 14 times more protein than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.95g of protein per 100 grams and goji berry has 14.3g of protein.
Both carrot juice and goji berry are low in saturated fat - carrot juice has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 469% more Vitamin C than carrot juice - carrot juice has 8.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and goji berry has 48.4mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than goji berry - carrot juice has 956ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin E than goji berry - carrot juice has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more Vitamin K than goji berry - carrot juice has 15.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot juice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Goji Berry | Carrot Juice | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.092 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.055 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.386 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.228 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.217 MG |
Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
Goji berry is an excellent source of calcium and it has 692% more calcium than carrot juice - carrot juice has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and goji berry has 190mg of calcium.
Goji berry is an excellent source of iron and it has 13 times more iron than carrot juice - carrot juice has 0.46mg of iron per 100 grams and goji berry has 6.8mg of iron.
Carrot juice is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than goji berry - carrot juice has 292mg of potassium per 100 grams and goji berry 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: Goji Berry (Goji berries, dried) and Carrot Juice (Carrot juice, canned) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||