Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Candies, sweet chocolate VS Frozen Carrots

Weight per 500 calories

• Candies, sweet chocolate: 99g
• Frozen Carrots: 1389g

Candies, sweet chocolate have 14.1 times more energy per 100g than Frozen Carrots. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Frozen Carrots, Unprepared having low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Candies, sweet chocolate or Frozen Carrots?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Candies, sweet chocolate	3%	54%	43%
Frozen Carrots	8%	11%	81%

Macro Nutrients

	Candies, sweet chocolate	Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	34.8% 33.7g	6.6% 6.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	62% 20g	2.04% 0.65g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.85% 0.03g	14.8% 0.24g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	5.57% 0.95g	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	46% 59.6g	84.4% 110g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	70% 50.8g	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	NA	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	NA	% 5.56g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 56.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	14.3% 5.42g	121% 46g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	6.87% 3.85g	19.3% 11g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Candies, sweet chocolate	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	1.64% 0.02mg	51% 0.61mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	18.2% 0.24mg	39.5% 0.51mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	4.13% 0.66mg	40.3% 6.44mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	1.4% 0.07mg	52% 2.6mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	3.26% 0.042mg	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	0.74% 2.96μg	34.7% 139μg	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	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	1.7% 0.26mg	52.8% 7.9mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	5.18% 6.2μg	204% 244μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Candies, sweet chocolate	Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	2.37% 23.7mg	50% 500mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	63% 0.57mg	114% 1.03mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	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	34% 2.72mg	76.4% 6.1mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	26.5% 111mg	39.7% 167mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	21% 0.49mg	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	20.7% 145mg	65.5% 458mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	8.4% 286mg	96% 3264mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	5.02% 2.76μg	17.7% 9.72μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.05% 15.8mg	63% 944mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	13.4% 1.48mg	41.7% 4.6mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.013% 0.49g	33.8% 1251g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Candies, Sweet Chocolate VS Frozen Carrots Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Candies, sweet chocolate or Frozen Carrots?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Candies, sweet chocolate vs Frozen Carrots:

• 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain more Vitamin A, 31 times more Vitamin B1, 2.2 times more Vitamin B2, 9.8 times more Vitamin B3, 37.1 times more Vitamin B5, 31.1 times more Vitamin B6, 46.9 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C, 30.9 times more Vitamin E and 39.3 times more Vitamin K than Candies, sweet chocolate.
• 500 calories of Candies, sweet chocolate have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B9, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• Both Candies, sweet chocolate as well as Frozen Carrots, Unprepared have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Candies, sweet chocolate vs Frozen Carrots:

• 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain 21.1 times more Calcium, 1.8 times more Copper, 2.2 times more Iron, 1.5 times more Magnesium, 4.9 times more Manganese, 3.2 times more Phosphorus, 11.4 times more Potassium, 3.5 times more Selenium, 59.9 times more Sodium, 3.1 times more Zinc and 2536.1 times more Water than Candies, sweet chocolate.
• 500 calories of Candies, sweet chocolate lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Potassium and Selenium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Candies, sweet chocolate have 5.3 times more Fat and 30.3 times more Saturated Fat than Frozen Carrots.
• While 500 kcal of Frozen Carrots, Unprepared contain 8 times more Omega 3, 3.6 times more Omega 6, 1.8 times more Carbohydrate, 1.3 times more Sugars, 8.5 times more Fiber and 2.8 times more Protein than Candies, sweet chocolate.
• Both Candies, sweet chocolate and Frozen Carrots offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Candies, sweet chocolate provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3, Omega 6 and Protein