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.
Red peppers | Carrots |
Nutrient | red peppers | carrots |
Protein | 6g | 4g |
Carbohydrate | 39g | 47g |
Fiber | 14g | 17g |
Fat | 2g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 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 | red peppers | carrots |
Choline | 9% | 11% |
Vitamin A | 162% | 631% |
Vitamin C | 1098% | 20% |
Vitamin E | 85% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 40% | 67% |
Red peppers have significantly more Vitamins E, C than carrots. Carrots have significantly more Vitamins A, K than red peppers. Red peppers are a good source of Thiamin, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Red peppers are a great source of Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Iron. Red peppers are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6. 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 | red peppers | carrots |
Vitamin B1 | 35% | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 50% | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 53% | 27% |
Vitamin B5 | 41% | 46% |
Vitamin B6 | 171% | 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 | red peppers | carrots |
Sodium | 2% | 30% |
Potasium | 39% | 39% |
Calcium | 9% | 37% |
Magnesium | 22% | 16% |
Phosphorus | 29% | 28% |
Iron | 46% | 85% |
Manganese | 31% | 38% |
Selenium | 1% | 11% |
Copper | 11% | 57% |
Zinc | 17% | 10% |