Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Carrots VS Long-grain Brown Rice

Weight per 300 calories

• Carrots: 732g
• Long-grain Brown Rice: 81.7g

Raw Long-grain Brown Rice has 9 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Carrots, which is high in comparison to other foods. Carrots having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Carrots or Long-grain Brown Rice?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Carrots	8%	5%	87%
Long-grain Brown Rice	8%	8%	84%

Macro Nutrients

	Carrots	Long-grain Brown Rice	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.8% 1.76g	2.7% 2.6g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.73% 0.23g	1.5% 0.48g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.91% 0.015g	1.63% 0.026g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	4.3% 0.73g	4.65% 0.79g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	54% 70g	48% 62.3g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	48% 34.7g	0.74% 0.54g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	5.55% 4.02g	0% 0g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 4.3g	% 0g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 26.3g	% 0.54g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	54% 20.5g	7.74% 2.94g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	12% 6.8g	11% 6.16g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Carrots	Long-grain Brown Rice	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	679% 6110μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	40.2% 0.48mg	37% 0.44mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	32.6% 0.42mg	5.97% 0.078mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	45% 7.2mg	33% 5.3mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	40% 2mg	17.3% 0.87mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	77.7% 1mg	30% 0.39mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	54% 16.2μg	13.6% 4.08μg	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	34.8% 139μg	4.7% 19μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	48% 43mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	32% 4.83mg	3.27% 0.49mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	80.5% 97μg	0.41% 0.49μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Carrots	Long-grain Brown Rice	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	24% 241mg	0.74% 7.36mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	36.6% 0.33mg	27.4% 0.25mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	0.59% 23.4μg	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	27.4% 2.2mg	13% 1.05mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	21% 88mg	22.6% 95mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	45.5% 1.05mg	101% 2.33mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	116% 52.2μg	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	36.6% 256mg	36.3% 254mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	69% 2341mg	6% 204mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	1.33% 0.73μg	25.4% 14μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	33.7% 505mg	0.27% 4.1mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	16% 1.76mg	16% 1.74mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	17.5% 646g	0.26% 9.65g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Carrots vs Long-grain Brown Rice:

• Raw Carrots have more Vitamin A, 5.5 times more Vitamin B2, 1.4 times more Vitamin B3, 2.3 times more Vitamin B5, 2.6 times more Vitamin B6, 4 times more Vitamin B7, 7.4 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C, 9.8 times more Vitamin E and 196.9 times more Vitamin K than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• Both Raw Carrots and Raw Long-grain Brown Rice have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Long-grain Brown Rice have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Carrots vs Long-grain Brown Rice:

• Raw Carrots have 32.8 times more Calcium, 1.3 times more Copper, 2.1 times more Iron, 11.5 times more Potassium, 123.5 times more Sodium and 67 times more Water than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• While Raw Long-grain Brown Rice contains 2.2 times more Manganese and 19.1 times more Selenium than Raw Carrots.
• Both Raw Carrots and Raw Long-grain Brown Rice have similar amounts of Magnesium, Phosphorus and Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Raw Carrots have 64.3 times more Sugars, more Fructose and 7 times more Fiber than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• Both Raw Carrots and Raw Long-grain Brown Rice have similar amounts of Energy, Omega 6, Carbohydrate and Protein per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Long-grain Brown Rice have insufficient amounts of Fat, Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.