Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Dried Butternuts VS Canned Carrots with Salt

Weight per 500 calories

• Dried Butternuts: 81.7g
• Canned Carrots with Salt: 2000g

Dried Butternuts have 24.5 times more energy per 100g than Canned Carrots with Salt. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Drained Canned Carrots with Salt having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Dried Butternuts or Canned Carrots with Salt?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Dried Butternuts	15%	78%	7%
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%

Macro Nutrients

	Dried Butternuts	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	48% 46.6g	3.9% 3.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	3.33% 1.07g	2.25% 0.72g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	445% 7.12g	13.8% 0.22g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	162% 27.6g	9.3% 1.58g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	7.57% 9.84g	85.2% 111g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	NA	68.4% 49.6g	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	10% 3.84g	79% 30g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	36.3% 20.3g	23% 13g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Dried Butternuts	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.54% 4.9μg	1240% 11160μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	26% 0.31mg	30% 0.36mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	9.3% 0.12mg	46% 0.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	5.34% 0.85mg	69% 11mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	10.3% 0.52mg	54% 2.7mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	35% 0.46mg	172% 2.24mg	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	13.5% 54μg	45% 180μg	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	2.9% 2.6mg	60% 54mg	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	NA	99% 15mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	163% 196μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Dried Butternuts	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	4.33% 43.3mg	50% 500mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	41% 0.37mg	231% 2.08mg	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	41% 3.3mg	160% 13mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	46% 194mg	38% 160mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	233% 5.36mg	391% 9mg	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	52% 364mg	68.6% 480mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	10% 344mg	105% 3580mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	25.5% 14μg	14.5% 8μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.054% 0.82mg	323% 4840mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	23.2% 2.56mg	47.3% 5.2mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.074% 2.73g	50.2% 1859g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 2276.6 times more Vitamin A, 5 times more Vitamin B2, 12.9 times more Vitamin B3, 5.2 times more Vitamin B5, 4.9 times more Vitamin B6, 3.3 times more Vitamin B9 and 20.7 times more Vitamin C than Dried Butternuts.
• Both Dried Butternuts and Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Butternuts as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

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

• Dried Butternuts have 1.2 times more Magnesium and 1.8 times more Selenium than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 11.5 times more Calcium, 5.7 times more Copper, 3.9 times more Iron, 1.7 times more Manganese, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 10.4 times more Potassium, 5924.2 times more Sodium, 2 times more Zinc and 681.3 times more Water than Dried Butternuts.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Dried Butternuts have 12.3 times more Fat, 32.4 times more Omega 3, 17.4 times more Omega 6 and 1.6 times more Protein than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 11.3 times more Carbohydrate and 7.8 times more Fiber than Dried Butternuts.
• Both Dried Butternuts and Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Butternuts as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.