Nutrition facts for carrots , recommended daily values and analysis. (2025)

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Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g %0

Saturated Fat 0g %0

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 69mg %4

Total Carbohydrate 10g %3

Dietary Fiber 3g %10

Total Sugars 5g

Protein 1g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 33.0mg %2

Iron 0.3mg %1

Potassium 320mg %8

Phosphorus 35.0mg %3

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Choline, total 8.8mg %2

Vitamin E 0.7mg %4

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %4

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.3mg %5

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %6

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1.0mg %6

Vitamin C 5.9mg %7

Vitamin B6 0.1mg %11

Vitamin K 13.2µg %11

Vitamin A 16706.0IU %557

Selenium 0.1µg %0

Iron 0.3mg %2

Zinc 0.2mg %2

Calcium 33.0mg %3

Magnesium 12.0mg %3

Phosphorus 35.0mg %4

Sodium 69.0mg %5

Copper 0.0mg %5

Manganese 0.1mg %6

Potassium 320.0mg %8

Methionine 0.0g %3

Leucine 0.1g %3

Valine 0.1g %4

Tryptophan 0.0g %4

Lysine 0.1g %4

Tyrosine 0.0g %5

Isoleucine 0.1g %5

Histidine 0.0g %5

Phenylalanine 0.1g %7

Threonine 0.2g %17

Cystine 0.1g %27

DHA 0.00g %0

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of carrots is 30.0/100 which makes it a excellent quality carbohydrate food.

30.0

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Carrots has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Leucine 59 102
Valine 39 69
Tryptophan 6 12
Lysine 45 101
Isoleucine 30 77
Histidine 15 40
Threonine 23 191
Met+Cys 22 103
Phe+Tyr 30 104

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in carrots is 1.1 which makes it a low P:E food.

1.1

low P:E

high P:E

medium P:E

Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of carrots is 0.4 which makes it a low energy density food.

0.4%

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in carrots as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

Nutrition facts for carrots , recommended daily values and analysis. (3)

Complementary Nutrient Boosters

Here are the top ten popular foods that provide more of the nutrients that carrots is lacking.

meat

  1. fish roe
  2. chicken liver
  3. crab
  4. crayfish
  5. cod

vegetables

  1. seaweed (laver)
  2. watercress
  3. alfalfa
  4. spirulina
  5. chard

dairy & eggs

  1. whole egg
  2. egg white

Nutrient Density Score for carrots is 27/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

27%

low

excellent

good

Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for carrots

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 5.33 <12
Potassium:Sodium 4.64 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.75 <2
Iron:Copper 6.67 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.94 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 62%

62%

low satiety

high satiety

medium satiety

Satiety Boosters

If you are trying to lose weight we created a list of TOP similar foods that will keep your hunger at bay.

top foods

  1. okra (85% satiety) okra, cooked
  2. beet greens (85% satiety) beet greens
  3. mustard greens (83% satiety) mustard greens
  4. endive (82% satiety) endive
  5. chicory greens (82% satiety) chicory greens

This food is insulinogenic with low insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

80% of insulinogenic calories

80%

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Nutrition facts for carrots , recommended daily values and analysis. (2025)

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