Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Canned Carrots with Salt VS Lentils

Weight per 500 calories

• Canned Carrots with Salt: 2000g
• Lentils: 142g

Raw Lentils have 14.1 times more energy per unit of mass than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt, which is 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 Lentils?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%
Lentils	27%	3%	70%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Lentils	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	3.9% 3.8g	1.55% 1.5g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.25% 0.72g	0.68% 0.22g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	13.8% 0.22g	9.94% 0.16g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	9.3% 1.58g	3.46% 0.59g	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	69.2% 90g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	68.4% 49.6g	3.98% 2.9g	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	0.53% 0.38g	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	% 0g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 2.1g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	79% 30g	40% 15g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	23% 13g	62.5% 35g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Lentils	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1240% 11160μg	0.32% 2.84μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	30% 0.36mg	103% 1.24mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	46% 0.6mg	23% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	69% 11mg	23% 3.7mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	54% 2.7mg	60.8% 3.04mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	172% 2.24mg	59% 0.77mg	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	170% 680μg	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	7.1% 6.4mg	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	4.64% 0.7mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	163% 196μg	5.9% 7.1μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Lentils	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	50% 500mg	4.97% 49.7mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	231% 2.08mg	119% 1.07mg	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	116% 9.25mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	38% 160mg	16% 66.8mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	391% 9mg	86% 1.98mg	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	57% 399mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	105% 3580mg	28.3% 962mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	14.5% 8μg	0.26% 0.14μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	323% 4840mg	0.57% 8.52mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	47.3% 5.2mg	42.2% 4.64mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	50.2% 1859g	0.32% 11.7g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Canned Carrots With Salt VS Lentils Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

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

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt vs Lentils:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have 3928.3 times more Vitamin A, 2 times more Vitamin B2, 3 times more Vitamin B3, 2.9 times more Vitamin B6, 8.4 times more Vitamin C, 21.3 times more Vitamin E and 27.6 times more Vitamin K than Lentils.
• While 500 kcal of Raw Lentils contain 3.4 times more Vitamin B1 and 3.8 times more Vitamin B9 than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Canned Carrots with Salt and Lentils provide similar amounts of Vitamin B5 per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Lentils have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Raw Lentils have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Canned Carrots with Salt vs Lentils:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have 10.1 times more Calcium, 1.9 times more Copper, 1.4 times more Iron, 2.4 times more Magnesium, 4.5 times more Manganese, 1.2 times more Phosphorus, 3.7 times more Potassium, 56.3 times more Selenium, 567.9 times more Sodium and 158.4 times more Water than Lentils.
• Both Canned Carrots with Salt and Lentils contain similar levels of Zinc per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Lentils lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Selenium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt have 1.4 times more Omega 3, 1.2 times more Carbohydrate, 17.2 times more Sugars and 2 times more Fiber than Lentils.
• While 500 kcal of Raw Lentils contain 2.7 times more Protein than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Canned Carrots with Salt and Lentils offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Lentils provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Raw Lentils provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.