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.
Celery | Carrots |
Nutrient | celery | carrots |
Protein | 9g | 4g |
Carbohydrate | 37g | 47g |
Fiber | 20g | 17g |
Fat | 2g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
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 | celery | carrots |
Choline | 18% | 11% |
Vitamin A | 44% | 631% |
Vitamin C | 52% | 20% |
Vitamin E | 28% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 458% | 67% |
Celery have significantly more Vitamins E, C, K than carrots. Carrots have significantly more Vitamins A than celery. 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. 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.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | celery | carrots |
Vitamin B1 | 26% | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 65% | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 33% | 27% |
Vitamin B5 | 62% | 46% |
Vitamin B6 | 84% | 55% |
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 | celery | carrots |
Sodium | 67% | 30% |
Potasium | 93% | 39% |
Calcium | 100% | 37% |
Magnesium | 39% | 16% |
Phosphorus | 52% | 28% |
Iron | 42% | 85% |
Manganese | 56% | 38% |
Selenium | 11% | 11% |
Copper | 44% | 57% |
Zinc | 17% | 10% |