Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Canned Carrots with Salt VS Cookies, gingersnaps

Weight per 500 calories

• Canned Carrots with Salt: 2000g
• Cookies, gingersnaps: 120g

Cookies, gingersnaps have 16.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Canned Carrots with Salt having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Canned Carrots with Salt or Cookies, gingersnaps?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%
Cookies, gingersnaps	5%	21%	74%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Cookies, gingersnaps	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	3.9% 3.8g	12% 11.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.25% 0.72g	9.2% 2.95g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	13.8% 0.22g	5.5% 0.088g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	9.3% 1.58g	9.18% 1.56g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	85.2% 111g	71% 92g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	68.4% 49.6g	33% 24g	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	NA	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	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	79% 30g	6.96% 2.64g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	23% 13g	12% 6.73g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Cookies, gingersnaps	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1240% 11160μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	30% 0.36mg	20% 0.24mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	46% 0.6mg	27% 0.35mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	69% 11mg	24.3% 3.9mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	54% 2.7mg	9.13% 0.46mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	172% 2.24mg	9.06% 0.12mg	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	45% 180μg	26% 105μg	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	60% 54mg	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	99% 15mg	7.77% 1.17mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	163% 196μg	2.5% 3μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Cookies, gingersnaps	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	50% 500mg	9.25% 93mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	231% 2.08mg	40.7% 0.37mg	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	160% 13mg	96% 7.7mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	38% 160mg	14% 59mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	391% 9mg	81.3% 1.87mg	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	68.6% 480mg	14.3% 100mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	105% 3580mg	12.2% 416mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	14.5% 8μg	11% 6.13μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	323% 4840mg	44.5% 667mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	47.3% 5.2mg	6% 0.66mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	50.2% 1859g	0.17% 6.37g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Canned Carrots With Salt VS Cookies, Gingersnaps Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Canned Carrots with Salt or Cookies, gingersnaps?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt vs Cookies, gingersnaps:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have more Vitamin A, 1.5 times more Vitamin B1, 1.7 times more Vitamin B2, 2.8 times more Vitamin B3, 5.9 times more Vitamin B5, 19 times more Vitamin B6, 1.7 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C, 12.7 times more Vitamin E and 65.2 times more Vitamin K than Cookies, gingersnaps.
• 500 calories of Cookies, gingersnaps have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Cookies, gingersnaps have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Canned Carrots with Salt vs Cookies, gingersnaps:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have 5.4 times more Calcium, 5.7 times more Copper, 1.7 times more Iron, 2.7 times more Magnesium, 4.8 times more Manganese, 4.8 times more Phosphorus, 8.6 times more Potassium, 1.3 times more Selenium, 7.3 times more Sodium, 7.9 times more Zinc and 291.8 times more Water than Cookies, gingersnaps.
• 500 calories of Cookies, gingersnaps lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Zinc

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have 2.5 times more Omega 3, 2.1 times more Sugars, 11.3 times more Fiber and 1.9 times more Protein than Cookies, gingersnaps.
• While 500 kcal of Cookies, gingersnaps contain 3.1 times more Fat than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Canned Carrots with Salt and Cookies, gingersnaps offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Cookies, gingersnaps provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Fiber
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Cookies, gingersnaps provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.