Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pam cooking spray
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pam cooking spray and carrots:
Pam cooking spray is high in calories and carrot has 95% less calories than pam cooking spray - carrot has 41 calories per 100 grams and pam cooking spray has 792 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pam cooking spray is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to carrots per calorie. Pam cooking spray has a macronutrient ratio of 0:11:89 and for carrots, 8:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| PAM Cooking Spray | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 11% | 88% |
| Fat | 89% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Carrot has 54% less carbohydrates than pam cooking spray - carrot has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and pam cooking spray has 20.7g of carbohydrates.
Carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than pam cooking spray - carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Pam cooking spray has less sugar than carrot - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrots and pam cooking spray contain similar amounts of protein - carrot has 0.93g of protein per 100 grams and pam cooking spray has 0.26g of protein.
Pam cooking spray is high in saturated fat and carrot has 99% less saturated fat than pam cooking spray - carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pam cooking spray has 5g of saturated fat.
Carrot has more Vitamin C than pam cooking spray - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than pam cooking spray - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin E than pam cooking spray - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than pam cooking spray - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| PAM Cooking Spray | 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 |
Carrot has signficantly more calcium than pam cooking spray - carrot has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more iron than pam cooking spray - carrot has 0.3mg of iron per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than pam cooking spray - carrot has 320mg of potassium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot per 100 grams.
| PAM Cooking Spray | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 7.19 G | 0.002 G |
| Total | 7.19 G | 0.002 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more linoleic acid than carrot per 100 grams.
| PAM Cooking Spray | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 14.955 G | 0.1 G |
| Total | 14.955 G | 0.1 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either PAM Cooking Spray or Carrots .
Note: The specific food items compared are: PAM Cooking Spray (Oil, PAM cooking spray, original) and Carrots (Carrots, raw) .
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