Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Canned Carrots with Salt VS Sour Cucumber Pickles

Weight per 100 calories

• Canned Carrots with Salt: 400g
• Sour Cucumber Pickles: 909g

Canned Carrots with Salt have 2.3 times more energy per 100g than Sour Cucumber Pickles. It has very low energy density when compared to other foods. Sour Cucumber Pickles having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Canned Carrots with Salt or Sour Cucumber Pickles?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%
Sour Cucumber Pickles	11%	15%	74%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Sour Cucumber Pickles	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.78% 0.76g	1.87% 1.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.45% 0.14g	1.48% 0.47g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.75% 0.044g	26% 0.42g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.86% 0.32g	1.8% 0.31g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	17% 22g	16% 20.5g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	13.7% 9.9g	13.3% 9.64g	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	15.8% 6g	28.7% 11g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	4.57% 2.56g	5.36% 3g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Sour Cucumber Pickles	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	248% 2232μg	10% 91μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	6% 0.072mg	0% 0mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	9.23% 0.12mg	7% 0.091mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	14% 2.2mg	0% 0mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	11% 0.54mg	6.9% 0.35mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	34.5% 0.45mg	6.3% 0.082mg	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	9% 36μg	2.27% 9.1μg	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	12% 11mg	10% 9.1mg	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	19.7% 2.96mg	5.45% 0.82mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	32.7% 39.2μg	356% 427μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Canned Carrots with Salt	Sour Cucumber Pickles	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	10% 100mg	0% 0mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	46.2% 0.42mg	86% 0.77mg	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	32% 2.56mg	45.5% 3.64mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	7.6% 32mg	8.66% 36.4mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	78.3% 1.8mg	4.35% 0.1mg	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	13.7% 96mg	18% 127mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	21% 716mg	6.15% 209mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	2.9% 1.6μg	0% 0μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	64.5% 968mg	732% 10982mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	9.45% 1.04mg	1.65% 0.18mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	10% 372g	23% 855g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Canned Carrots with Salt vs Sour Cucumber Pickles:

• Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have 24.6 times more Vitamin A, more Vitamin B1, 1.3 times more Vitamin B2, more Vitamin B3, 1.6 times more Vitamin B5, 5.5 times more Vitamin B6, 4 times more Vitamin B9 and 3.6 times more Vitamin E than Sour Cucumber Pickles.
• While Sour Cucumber Pickles contain 10.9 times more Vitamin K than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt and Sour Cucumber Pickles have similar amounts of Vitamin C per 100 kcal.
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Sour Cucumber Pickles have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Canned Carrots with Salt vs Sour Cucumber Pickles:

• Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have more Calcium, 18 times more Manganese, 3.4 times more Potassium, more Selenium and 5.7 times more Zinc than Sour Cucumber Pickles.
• While Sour Cucumber Pickles contain 1.9 times more Copper, 1.4 times more Iron, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 11.3 times more Sodium and 2.3 times more Water than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt and Sour Cucumber Pickles have similar amounts of Magnesium per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Sour Cucumber Pickles contain 2.4 times more Fat, 3.3 times more Saturated Fat, 9.5 times more Omega 3 and 1.8 times more Fiber than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt and Sour Cucumber Pickles have similar amounts of Energy, Omega 6, Carbohydrate, Sugars and Protein per 100 kcal.
• Both Drained Canned Carrots with Salt as well as Sour Cucumber Pickles have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.