Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan VS Boiled Carrots

Weight per 300 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan: 79.4g
• Boiled Carrots: 857g

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan have 10.8 times more energy per 100g than Boiled Carrots. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Boiled and Drained Carrots having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan or Boiled Carrots?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan	8%	16%	76%
Boiled Carrots	8%	4%	88%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan	Boiled Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	5.8% 5.63g	1.6% 1.54g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2% 0.63g	0.8% 0.26g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	5.7% 0.091g	0.54% 0.009g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	9.27% 1.58g	4.4% 0.75g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	45.4% 59g	54% 70.5g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	26.4% 19g	40.8% 29.6g	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	NA	4.26% 3.1g	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	NA	% 3.43g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 23g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	19.4% 7.4g	67.7% 25.7g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	11% 6.27g	11.6% 6.5g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan	Boiled Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	36% 323μg	811% 7303μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	46.3% 0.56mg	47% 0.57mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	49% 0.63mg	29% 0.38mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	45% 7.22mg	34.6% 5.53mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	39.8% 2mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	55% 0.71mg	101% 1.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	36% 144μg	30% 120μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	89.3% 2.14μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0.44% 0.4mg	34.3% 31mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	9.66% 58IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	3% 0.45mg	59% 8.83mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.7% 2.06μg	98% 117μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan	Boiled Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.1% 31mg	25.7% 257mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	35.3% 0.32mg	16% 0.15mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	10% 407μg	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	163% 13mg	36.4% 2.9mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	16.4% 69mg	20.4% 85.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	57.8% 1.33mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	28.7% 201mg	36.7% 257mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	8.82% 300mg	59.2% 2014mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	44% 24μg	11% 6μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	13% 196mg	33% 497mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	16% 1.75mg	15.6% 1.7mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.18% 6.75g	21% 773g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan vs Boiled Carrots:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan have 1.7 times more Vitamin B2, 1.3 times more Vitamin B3, 1.2 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin B12 and more Vitamin D than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
• While Boiled and Drained Carrots contain 22.6 times more Vitamin A, 1.8 times more Vitamin B6, 77.8 times more Vitamin C, 19.5 times more Vitamin E and 56.9 times more Vitamin K than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan and Boiled and Drained Carrots have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan vs Boiled Carrots:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan have 2.2 times more Copper, 4.5 times more Iron and 4 times more Selenium than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
• While Boiled and Drained Carrots contain 8.3 times more Calcium, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 6.7 times more Potassium, 2.5 times more Sodium and 114.6 times more Water than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan and Boiled and Drained Carrots have similar amounts of Magnesium and Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan have 3.7 times more Fat, 10.6 times more Omega 3 and 2.1 times more Omega 6 than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
• While Boiled and Drained Carrots contain 1.5 times more Sugars and 3.5 times more Fiber than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan and Boiled and Drained Carrots have similar amounts of Energy, Carbohydrate and Protein per 300 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date & Pecan as well as Boiled and Drained Carrots have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.