Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Frozen Carrots VS Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes

Weight per 500 calories

• Frozen Carrots: 1389g
• Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes: 129g

Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes by Now Foods have 10.8 times more energy per unit of mass than Frozen Carrots, Unprepared, which is high in comparison to other foods. Frozen Carrots having low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Frozen Carrots or Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Frozen Carrots	8%	11%	81%
Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes	58%	7%	35%

Macro Nutrients

	Frozen Carrots	Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	6.6% 6.4g	3.7% 3.6g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.04% 0.65g	0% 0g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	14.8% 0.24g	NA	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	20% 3.43g	NA	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	84.4% 110g	33% 43g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	91% 66g	0% 0g	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	5.94% 4.3g	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	% 5.56g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 56.3g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	121% 46g	75% 28.5g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	19.3% 11g	128% 71.5g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Frozen Carrots	Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1096% 9861μg	NA	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	51% 0.61mg	7146% 85.8mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	39.5% 0.51mg	6597% 85.8mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	40.3% 6.44mg	2857% 457mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	52% 2.6mg	NA	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	101% 1.3mg	6597% 85.8mg	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	34.7% 139μg	2411% 9643μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	8335% 200μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	38.6% 34.7mg	NA	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	52.8% 7.9mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	204% 244μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Frozen Carrots	Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	50% 500mg	8.58% 85.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	114% 1.03mg	NA	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	76.4% 6.1mg	90% 7.2mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	39.7% 167mg	NA	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	103% 2.38mg	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	65.5% 458mg	NA	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	96% 3264mg	75.6% 2571mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	17.7% 9.72μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	63% 944mg	0% 0mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	41.7% 4.6mg	NA	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	33.8% 1251g	NA	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Frozen Carrots VS Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Frozen Carrots or Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Frozen Carrots vs Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes:

• 500 kcal of Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes by Now Foods contain 140.3 times more Vitamin B1, 166.9 times more Vitamin B2, 70.9 times more Vitamin B3, 65 times more Vitamin B6, 69.4 times more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin B12 than Frozen Carrots, Unprepared.
• 500 calories of Frozen Carrots have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12
• Both Frozen Carrots, Unprepared as well as Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes by Now Foods have insufficient amounts of Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Frozen Carrots vs Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes:

• 500 calories of Frozen Carrots have 5.8 times more Calcium, 1.3 times more Potassium and more Sodium than Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes.
• Both Frozen Carrots and Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes contain similar levels of Iron per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes lack sufficient amounts of Calcium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Frozen Carrots have 2.6 times more Carbohydrate, more Sugars and 1.6 times more Fiber than Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes.
• While 500 kcal of Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes by Now Foods contain 6.6 times more Protein than Frozen Carrots, Unprepared.
• Both Frozen Carrots and Now, Nutritional Yeast Flakes offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.