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Carrots nutrition facts

A typical portion of carrots (1 medium; 61 g, raw (SR Legacy)) has 25 calories and less than 1g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 39 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 23 calories (canned, no salt added, solids and liquids) to 341 (dehydrated).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 medium (61g)

AmountPortion

Amount per serving

Calories25

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g0%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 40mg2%

Total Carbohydrate 6g2%

Dietary Fiber 2g6%

Total Sugars 3g

Includes Added Sugars not declared

Protein <1g1%

Vitamin D 0mcg0%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 0.2mg1%

Potassium 200mg4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

USDA values per 100 g for Carrots, raw, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.

Protein per 100 g: 0.9g; more than 15% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
Calories per 100 g: 41; more than 11% of reference foods
Sodium per 100 g: 69mg; more than 48% of reference foods

1 medium weighs 61 g in USDA's record for Carrots, raw (FDC 170393); across 2 records of carrots USDA weighs it at 10 to 61 g, so a linked record can show a different gram weight for the same measure.

Where the calories come from: 87% carbohydrate, 5% fat and 8% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Also rich in

Vitamin A509 µg RAE in 1 medium (61 g), 57% of the Daily Value

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 170393), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.

Every form of carrots USDA describes

Dehydrated has the most calories per 100 g (341); the fewest: No salt added, solids and liquids (23)

Per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central. The violet bar is the form on the label at left.

All 39 USDA descriptions of carrots, per 100 g
USDA description	Calories	Protein	Fat	Sodium
Carrots, raw (SR Legacy)	41	0.9 g	0.2 g	69 mg
Carrot, dehydrated	341	8.1 g	1.5 g	275 mg
Carrots, raw, salad	212	1.3 g	15.7 g	189 mg
Carrots, fresh, cooked, no added fat	50	1 g	0.4 g	211 mg
Carrots, cooked, as ingredient	50	1 g	0.4 g	91 mg
Carrots, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine	69	1 g	2.6 g	223 mg
Carrots, NS as to form, cookedSame values: Carrots, fresh, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	72	1 g	3 g	214 mg
Carrots, fresh, cooked with oil	76	1 g	3.4 g	205 mg
Carrots, mature, raw	45	0.9 g	0.4 g	87 mg
Carrots, cooked, from restaurant	86	0.9 g	4.7 g	292 mg
Carrots, glazed, cooked	97	0.9 g	2.8 g	214 mg
Carrots, raw (Survey)	44	0.9 g	0.2 g	75 mg
Carrots, raw, salad with apples	181	0.9 g	16 g	189 mg
Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (Foundation)Same values: Carrots, frozen, unprepared	37	0.8 g	0.5 g	66 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked, no added fat	39	0.8 g	0.5 g	182 mg
Carrots, baby, raw (Foundation)	38	0.8 g	0.1 g	63 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	57	0.8 g	2.6 g	193 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	61	0.8 g	3 g	185 mg
Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (SR Legacy)	36	0.8 g	0.5 g	68 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked with oil	64	0.8 g	3.4 g	176 mg
Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	35	0.8 g	0.2 g	302 mg
Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	35	0.8 g	0.2 g	58 mg
Carrots, canned, no salt added, drained solids	25	0.6 g	0.2 g	42 mg
Carrots, baby, raw (SR Legacy)	35	0.6 g	0.1 g	78 mg
Carrots, canned, regular pack, drained solidsSame values: Carrots, canned, cooked, no added fat	25	0.6 g	0.2 g	242 mg
Carrots, canned, cooked with butter or margarine	44	0.6 g	2.4 g	252 mg
Carrots, canned, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	47	0.6 g	2.7 g	244 mg
Carrots, canned, cooked with oil	50	0.6 g	3.1 g	235 mg
Carrots, canned, no salt added, solids and liquidsSame values: Carrots, canned, reduced sodium, cooked, no added fat	23	0.6 g	0.1 g	34 mg
Carrots, canned, reduced sodium, cooked with butter or margarine	42	0.6 g	2.3 g	50 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	37	0.6 g	0.7 g	295 mg
Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	37	0.6 g	0.7 g	59 mg
Carrots, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids	23	0.6 g	0.1 g	240 mg
Carrots, canned, reduced sodium, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	45	0.6 g	2.7 g	42 mg
Carrots, canned, reduced sodium, cooked with oil	49	0.6 g	3.1 g	33 mg

Every nutrient in this record (114)

The portion is 1 medium (61 g); % DV is for that portion.

Energy, macronutrients and sugars (21)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Protein	0.57 g	0.93 g	1%
Total lipid (fat)	0.15 g	0.24 g	0%
Carbohydrate, by difference	5.84 g	9.58 g	2%
Ash	0.59 g	0.97 g
Energy	25.0 kcal	41.0 kcal
Starch	0.87 g	1.43 g
Sucrose	2.19 g	3.59 g
Glucose	0.36 g	0.59 g
Fructose	0.34 g	0.55 g
Lactose	0 g	0 g
Maltose	0 g	0 g
Alcohol, ethyl	0 g	0 g
Water	53.9 g	88.3 g
Total Sugars	2.89 g	4.74 g
Galactose	0 g	0 g
Fiber, total dietary	1.71 g	2.80 g	6%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Fatty acids, total trans	0 g	0 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.020 g	0.032 g	0%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	0.0073 g	0.012 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	0.062 g	0.10 g

Minerals (11)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium, Ca	20.1 mg	33.0 mg	2%
Iron, Fe	0.18 mg	0.30 mg	1%
Magnesium, Mg	7.32 mg	12.0 mg	2%
Phosphorus, P	21.4 mg	35.0 mg	2%
Potassium, K	195 mg	320 mg	4%
Sodium, Na	42.1 mg	69.0 mg	2%
Zinc, Zn	0.15 mg	0.24 mg	1%
Copper, Cu	0.027 mg	0.045 mg	3%
Fluoride, F	1.95 µg	3.20 µg
Manganese, Mn	0.087 mg	0.14 mg	4%
Selenium, Se	0.061 µg	0.10 µg	0%

Vitamins (33)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Retinol	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin A, RAE	509 µg	835 µg	57%
Carotene, beta	5,054 µg	8,285 µg
Carotene, alpha	2,121 µg	3,477 µg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.40 mg	0.66 mg	3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Cryptoxanthin, beta	0 µg	0 µg
Lycopene	0.61 µg	1.00 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	156 µg	256 µg
Tocopherol, beta	0.0061 mg	0.010 mg
Tocopherol, gamma	0 mg	0 mg
Tocopherol, delta	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, alpha	0.0061 mg	0.010 mg
Tocotrienol, beta	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, gamma	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, delta	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	3.60 mg	5.90 mg	4%
Thiamin	0.040 mg	0.066 mg	3%
Riboflavin	0.035 mg	0.058 mg	3%
Niacin	0.60 mg	0.98 mg	4%
Pantothenic acid	0.17 mg	0.27 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.084 mg	0.14 mg	5%
Folate, total	11.6 µg	19.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Choline, total	5.37 mg	8.80 mg	1%
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	8.05 µg	13.2 µg	7%
Folic acid	0 µg	0 µg
Folate, food	11.6 µg	19.0 µg
Folate, DFE	11.6 µg	19.0 µg	3%
Betaine	0.24 mg	0.40 mg
Vitamin E, added	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added	0 µg	0 µg

Amino acids (18)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
Tryptophan	0.0073 g	0.012 g
Threonine	0.12 g	0.19 g
Isoleucine	0.047 g	0.077 g
Leucine	0.062 g	0.10 g
Lysine	0.062 g	0.10 g
Methionine	0.012 g	0.020 g
Cystine	0.051 g	0.083 g
Phenylalanine	0.037 g	0.061 g
Tyrosine	0.026 g	0.043 g
Valine	0.042 g	0.069 g
Arginine	0.056 g	0.091 g
Histidine	0.024 g	0.040 g
Alanine	0.069 g	0.11 g
Aspartic acid	0.12 g	0.19 g
Glutamic acid	0.22 g	0.37 g
Glycine	0.029 g	0.047 g
Proline	0.033 g	0.054 g
Serine	0.033 g	0.054 g

Fatty acids (29)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
SFA 4:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 6:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 8:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 10:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 12:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 14:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 16:0	0.018 g	0.030 g
SFA 18:0	0.0012 g	0.0020 g
SFA 20:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 18:1	0.0067 g	0.011 g
PUFA 18:2	0.061 g	0.10 g
PUFA 18:3	0.0012 g	0.0020 g
PUFA 20:4	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0 g	0 g
SFA 22:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 14:1	0 g	0 g
MUFA 16:1	0.0012 g	0.0020 g
PUFA 18:4	0 g	0 g
MUFA 20:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0 g	0 g
MUFA 22:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0 g	0 g
SFA 15:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 17:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 24:0	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c	0 g	0 g
MUFA 17:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:3	0 g	0 g
MUFA 15:1	0 g	0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 170393: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.

Questions

How many calories are in carrots?

25 in 1 medium (61 g) of raw (SR Legacy); 23 to 341 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.

How much protein is in carrots?

less than 1g in 1 medium; 0.9 g per 100 g.

How much sodium is in carrots?

40mg in 1 medium; 69 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies: the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov