First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Carrots | Celery |
Nutrient | carrots | celery |
Protein | 4g | 9g |
Carbohydrate | 47g | 37g |
Fiber | 17g | 20g |
Fat | 1g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 1g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | carrots | celery |
Choline | 11% | 18% |
Vitamin A | 631% | 44% |
Vitamin C | 20% | 52% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 28% |
Vitamin K | 67% | 458% |
Carrots have significantly more Vitamins A than celery. Celery have significantly more Vitamins E, C, K than carrots. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin C, Niacin, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus. Carrots are a great source of Vitamin K, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Iron. Carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A. Celery are a good source of Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium. Celery are a great source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Celery are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Calcium.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | carrots | celery |
Vitamin B1 | 17% | 26% |
Vitamin B2 | 19% | 65% |
Vitamin B3 | 27% | 33% |
Vitamin B5 | 46% | 62% |
Vitamin B6 | 55% | 84% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | carrots | celery |
Sodium | 30% | 67% |
Potasium | 39% | 93% |
Calcium | 37% | 100% |
Magnesium | 16% | 39% |
Phosphorus | 28% | 52% |
Iron | 85% | 42% |
Manganese | 38% | 56% |
Selenium | 11% | 11% |
Copper | 57% | 44% |
Zinc | 10% | 17% |