Comparing Nutrients in 100 grams Sugar, turbinado VS Canned Carrots with Salt

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sugar, turbinado	0%	0%	100%
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%

Macro Nutrients

	Sugar, turbinado	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	13.8% 399kcal	0.86% 25kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0% 0g	0.2% 0.19g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	NA	0.11% 0.036g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	NA	0.69% 0.011g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	NA	0.46% 0.079g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	NA	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	76.8% 100g	4.26% 5.54g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	137% 99g	3.42% 2.48g	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	0% 0g	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	% 0g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 99g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	NA	3.95% 1.5g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	0% 0g	1.14% 0.64g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sugar, turbinado	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	NA	62% 558μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	NA	1.5% 0.018mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	NA	2.3% 0.03mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	NA	3.45% 0.55mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	2.7% 0.14mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	NA	8.6% 0.11mg	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	NA	2.25% 9μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	NA	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	NA	3% 2.7mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	NA	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	NA	4.93% 0.74mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	8.17% 9.8μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sugar, turbinado	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.2% 12mg	2.5% 25mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	1% 0.009mg	11.6% 0.1mg	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	4.63% 0.37mg	8% 0.64mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	0.48% 2mg	1.9% 8mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	2% 0.046mg	19.6% 0.45mg	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	0.14% 1mg	3.43% 24mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	0.85% 29mg	5.26% 179mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	NA	0.73% 0.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.2% 3mg	16% 242mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	0.27% 0.03mg	2.36% 0.26mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.001% 0.03g	2.5% 93g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 grams of Sugar, turbinado vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

Both Sugar, turbinado and Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have similar amounts of vitamins per 100 g

Comparing minerals per 100 grams for Sugar, turbinado vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

• Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 2.1 times more Calcium, 11.6 times more Copper, 1.7 times more Iron, 4 times more Magnesium, 9.8 times more Manganese, 24 times more Phosphorus, 6.2 times more Potassium, 80.7 times more Sodium, 8.7 times more Zinc and 3098.3 times more Water than Sugar, turbinado.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 grams:

• Sugar, turbinado has 16 times more Energy, 18 times more Carbohydrate and 40 times more Sugars than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain more Protein than Sugar, turbinado.
• Both Sugar, turbinado as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have insufficient amounts of Fat, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 g.