Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Boiled Carrots VS Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing

Weight per 500 calories

• Boiled Carrots: 1429g
• Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing: 79.2g

Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil has 18 times more energy per unit of mass than Boiled and Drained Carrots, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Boiled Carrots having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Boiled Carrots or Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Boiled Carrots	8%	4%	88%
Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing	0%	98%	2%

Macro Nutrients

	Boiled Carrots	Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2.65% 2.57g	57.3% 55.6g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.34% 0.43g	45% 14.4g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.89% 0.014g	NA	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	7.3% 1.24g	NA	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	90% 117g	2.07% 2.7g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	68% 49.3g	NA	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	7.1% 5.14g	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	% 5.7g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 38.6g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	113% 43g	0% 0g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	19.4% 11g	0.14% 0.079g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Boiled Carrots	Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1352% 12171μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	78.6% 0.94mg	0.66% 0.008mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	48.4% 0.63mg	1.2% 0.016mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	57.6% 9.2mg	0.64% 0.1mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	66.3% 3.3mg	NA	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	168% 2.2mg	NA	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	50% 200μg	NA	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	NA	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	57% 51.4mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	NA	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	98% 14.7mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	163% 196μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Boiled Carrots	Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	43% 429mg	0.48% 4.75mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	27% 0.24mg	NA	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	17% 679μg	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	60.7% 4.86mg	2% 0.16mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	34% 143mg	NA	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	96% 2.2mg	NA	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	61.2% 429mg	0.34% 2.38mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	99% 3357mg	0.56% 19mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	18% 10μg	2.3% 1.27μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	55.2% 829mg	34.8% 521mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	26% 2.86mg	NA	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	35% 1288g	0.52% 19g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Boiled Carrots vs Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing:

• Boiled and Drained Carrots have more Vitamin A, 119 times more Vitamin B1, 39.7 times more Vitamin B2, 89.4 times more Vitamin B3 and more Vitamin C than Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Boiled Carrots vs Cottonseed Oil French Salad Dressing:

• Boiled and Drained Carrots have 90.1 times more Calcium, 30.6 times more Iron, 180.3 times more Phosphorus, 176.5 times more Potassium, 7.9 times more Selenium, 1.6 times more Sodium and 67.2 times more Water than Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Boiled and Drained Carrots have 43.6 times more Carbohydrate, more Fiber and 137 times more Protein than Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil.
• While Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil contains 21.6 times more Fat and 33.7 times more Saturated Fat than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
• Both Boiled and Drained Carrots and Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Boiled and Drained Carrots as well as Home Recipe of French Salad Dressing with Cottonseed Oil have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.