Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Fat Free Potato Chips VS Canned Carrots with Salt

Weight per 500 calories

• Fat Free Potato Chips: 132g
• Canned Carrots with Salt: 2000g

Fat Free Potato Chips have 15.2 times more energy per 100g than Canned Carrots with Salt. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Drained Canned Carrots with Salt having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Fat Free Potato Chips or Canned Carrots with Salt?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Fat Free Potato Chips	10%	1%	89%
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%

Macro Nutrients

	Fat Free Potato Chips	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.82% 0.79g	3.9% 3.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.62% 0.2g	2.25% 0.72g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	4.95% 0.079g	13.8% 0.22g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.55% 0.26g	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	85% 111g	85.2% 111g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	6.7% 4.87g	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	26% 9.9g	79% 30g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	22.7% 12.7g	23% 13g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Fat Free Potato Chips	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.15% 1.3μg	1240% 11160μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	119% 1.42mg	30% 0.36mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	11.7% 0.15mg	46% 0.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	53% 8.5mg	69% 11mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	54% 2.7mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	81% 1.06mg	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	15% 59.4μg	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	13.6% 12.3mg	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	0.35% 0.053mg	99% 15mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	10% 12μg	163% 196μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Fat Free Potato Chips	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	4.6% 46mg	50% 500mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	25.5% 0.23mg	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	59% 4.7mg	160% 13mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	22% 92mg	38% 160mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	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	31.5% 220mg	68.6% 480mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	63% 2148mg	105% 3580mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	19.4% 10.7μg	14.5% 8μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	56.6% 848mg	323% 4840mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	8.88% 0.98mg	47.3% 5.2mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.071% 2.64g	50.2% 1859g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Fat Free Potato Chips VS Canned Carrots With Salt Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Fat Free Potato Chips or Canned Carrots with Salt?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

• 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips have 4 times more Vitamin B1 than Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While 500 kcal of Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 8459.3 times more Vitamin A, 4 times more Vitamin B2, 1.3 times more Vitamin B3, 2.1 times more Vitamin B6, 3 times more Vitamin B9, 4.4 times more Vitamin C, 280.5 times more Vitamin E and 16.3 times more Vitamin K than Salted Fat Free Potato Chips.
• 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin E
• Both Salted Fat Free Potato Chips as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Fat Free Potato Chips vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

• 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips have 1.3 times more Selenium than Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While 500 kcal of Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 10.8 times more Calcium, 9.1 times more Copper, 2.7 times more Iron, 1.7 times more Magnesium, 2.2 times more Phosphorus, 1.7 times more Potassium, 5.7 times more Sodium, 5.3 times more Zinc and 704.6 times more Water than Salted Fat Free Potato Chips.
• 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Zinc

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 kcal of Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 2.8 times more Omega 3, 10.2 times more Sugars and 3 times more Fiber than Salted Fat Free Potato Chips.
• Both Fat Free Potato Chips and Canned Carrots with Salt offer comparable quantities of Energy, Carbohydrate and Protein per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Fat Free Potato Chips provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
• Both Salted Fat Free Potato Chips as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.