Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
salmon
versus
baby carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in salmon and baby carrots:
Salmon is high in calories and baby carrot has 72% less calories than salmon - baby carrot has 35 calories per 100 grams and salmon has 127 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, salmon is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to baby carrots per calorie. Salmon has a macronutrient ratio of 67:0:33 and for baby carrots, 7:91:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Salmon | Baby Carrots | |
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Protein | 67% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 91% |
Fat | 33% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Salmon has less carbohydrates than baby carrot - baby carrot has 8.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Baby carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than salmon - baby carrot has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has less sugar than baby carrot - baby carrot has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of protein and it has 31 times more protein than baby carrot - baby carrot has 0.64g of protein per 100 grams and salmon has 20.5g of protein.
Both baby carrots and salmon are low in saturated fat - baby carrot has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat.
Both salmon and baby carrots are low in trans fat - salmon has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and baby carrot does not contain significant amounts.
Baby carrot has less cholesterol than salmon - salmon has 46mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and baby carrot does not contain significant amounts.
Baby carrot has more Vitamin C than salmon - baby carrot has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Baby carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 18 times more Vitamin A than salmon - baby carrot has 690ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than baby carrot - salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and baby carrot does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin E than baby carrot - salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and baby carrot does not contain significant amounts.
Baby carrots and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - baby carrot has 9.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K.
Salmon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, baby carrot contains more folate.
Salmon | Baby Carrots | |
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Thiamin | 0.08 MG | 0.03 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.105 MG | 0.036 MG |
Niacin | 7.995 MG | 0.556 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.03 MG | 0.401 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.611 MG | 0.105 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 27 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 4.15 UG | ~ |
Baby carrot has 357% more calcium than salmon - baby carrot has 32mg of calcium per 100 grams and salmon has 7mg of calcium.
Baby carrot has 134% more iron than salmon - baby carrot has 0.89mg of iron per 100 grams and salmon has 0.38mg of iron.
Both baby carrots and salmon are high in potassium. Salmon has 54% more potassium than baby carrot - baby carrot has 237mg of potassium per 100 grams and salmon has 366mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, salmon has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA, EPA and DPA than baby carrot per 100 grams.
Salmon | Baby Carrots | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.047 G | 0.008 G |
DHA | 0.333 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.182 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.047 G | ~ |
Total | 0.609 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both salmon and baby carrots contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Salmon | Baby Carrots | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.081 G | 0.057 G |
Total | 0.085 G | 0.057 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 Salmon or Baby Carrots .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Salmon (Fish, salmon, pink, raw) and Baby Carrots (Carrots, baby, raw) .
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