Carrot vs Potato: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Carrot

At first glance, you can see that in carrot is much less calories than in potato.

Carrot has 41 kcal per 100g and potato 77 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 88%.

In carrot and in potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare carrot with potato in details.

Fact 2: Carrot And Potato Nutrition Difference

• Calories: potato - 88% more than carrot
• Carbohydrates: potato - 83% more than carrot
• Fat: carrot - 140% more than potato
• Dietary fiber: carrot - 33% more than potato
• Protein: potato - 120% more than carrot

Less protein in carrot

It is aslo easy to see see that in carrot is less protein than in potato.

There is 2.05g per 100g of potato and 0.93g per 100g of carrot so using simple math we can see that difference is about 120%.

Less carbohydrates in carrot

In carrot is less carbohydrates than in potato.

There is 17.49g/100g of carbohydrates in potato and 9.58g/100g in carrot so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 83%.

More fat in carrot

In carrot is more fats than in potato.

The tables above show us that there is 0.1g/100g of fats in potato and 0.24g/100g in carrot. In this case difference is about 140%.

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