Carrot vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Carrot has 41 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Onion has 2% fewer calories.

Carrot has more fiber (2.8 g vs 1.7 g).

Carrot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Carrot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Carrot
Serving size:
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one carrot (60g)cub, sliced (146g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Onion
Serving size:
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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 15

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Carrot vs Onion 100g Compare


per 100g Carrot Onion
Calories 41 40
Carbohydrates 9.58 g 9.34 g
Fat 0.24 g 0.1 g
Dietary fiber 2.8 g 1.7 g
Protein 0.93 g 1.1 g
Calcium 33 mg 23 mg
Iron 0.3 mg 0.21 mg
Magnessium 12 mg 10 mg
Potassium 320 mg 146 mg
Sodium 69 mg 4 mg
Vitaminium A 16706 IU 2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.066 mg 0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.058 mg 0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.983 mg 0.116 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.273 mg 0.123 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.138 mg 0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 19 µg 0.019 µg
Vitaminium C 5.9 mg 7.4 mg
Beta karoten 8285 µg 1 µg

More Calories in Carrot

At first glance, you can see that in carrot is just a little more calories than in onion.

Carrot has 41 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

In carrot and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare carrot with onion in details.

Carrot 100g

41kcal

Calories source

  • 87% CARBS.
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.