Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink VS Frozen Carrots

Weight per 500 calories

• COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink: 1563g
• Frozen Carrots: 1389g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is low in comparison to other foods.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink or Frozen Carrots?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink	0%	1%	99%
Frozen Carrots	8%	11%	81%

Macro Nutrients

	COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink	Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.81% 0.78g	6.6% 6.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.39% 0.13g	2.04% 0.65g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	14.8% 0.24g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1% 0.17g	20% 3.43g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	94% 123g	84.4% 110g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	132% 95g	91% 66g	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	69.4% 50.3g	5.94% 4.3g	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	% 34.4g	% 5.56g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 3.13g	% 56.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	0% 0g	121% 46g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	0% 0g	19.3% 11g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink	Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	1096% 9861μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	14.3% 0.17mg	51% 0.61mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	0% 0mg	39.5% 0.51mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	153% 24.5mg	40.3% 6.44mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	0% 0mg	52% 2.6mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	184% 2.4mg	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	0% 0μg	34.7% 139μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	592% 14.2μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	38.6% 34.7mg	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	0% 0mg	52.8% 7.9mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	204% 244μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink	Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.56% 15.6mg	50% 500mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	0% 0mg	114% 1.03mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	24.2% 969μg	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	17.6% 1.4mg	76.4% 6.1mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	0% 0mg	39.7% 167mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	0% 0mg	103% 2.38mg	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	2.23% 15.6mg	65.5% 458mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	8.27% 281mg	96% 3264mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	0% 0μg	17.7% 9.72μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	43.8% 656mg	63% 944mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	1.42% 0.16mg	41.7% 4.6mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	39% 1436g	33.8% 1251g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink VS Frozen Carrots Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink or Frozen Carrots?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink vs Frozen Carrots:

• 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink have 3.8 times more Vitamin B3, 1.8 times more Vitamin B6 and more Vitamin B12 than Frozen Carrots.
• While 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain more Vitamin A, 3.6 times more Vitamin B1, more Vitamin B2, more Vitamin B5, more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C, more Vitamin E and more Vitamin K than COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink.
• 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B9, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• 500 calories of Frozen Carrots have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12
• Both COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink as well as Frozen Carrots, Unprepared have insufficient amounts of Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink vs Frozen Carrots:

• 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain 32 times more Calcium, more Copper, 4.3 times more Iron, more Magnesium, more Manganese, 29.3 times more Phosphorus, 11.6 times more Potassium, more Selenium, 1.4 times more Sodium and 29.3 times more Zinc than COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink.
• Both COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink and Frozen Carrots contain similar levels of Water per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium and Zinc

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink have 1.4 times more Sugars and 11.7 times more Fructose than Frozen Carrots.
• While 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain more Omega 3, 20 times more Omega 6, more Fiber and more Protein than COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink.
• Both COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink and Frozen Carrots offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of COCA-COLA, POWERADE, Lemon-lime Flavored, Ready-to-drink provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3, Omega 6, Fiber and Protein