Carrot - How Many Calories?

Raw carrot calories and the weight of one carrot

Raw edible carrot supplies 41 calories per 100 grams. USDA's medium example weighs 61 grams and provides 25 calories. Weighing the edible part after removing the top and discarded pieces is more reliable than counting carrots of different sizes.

Slices, cups and a 100-calorie amount

The reference slice weighs 3 grams and supplies 1 calorie. A US cup of chopped carrot weighs 128 grams and supplies 52 calories. Thick slices and different bowls need their own weight. About 244 grams of raw carrot provides 100 calories; 100 grams is a different amount.

Cooked carrots, carrot juice and salads with oil need separate calculations. Cooking can change water content without removing all the fibre. If you add yogurt, oil or sauce, the carrot value alone cannot describe the whole dish. The boiled-carrot portion calculation uses separate values for cooked weight.

Dried carrot also needs its own label: a weighed 10 g Knorr carrot-crisp topping provides about 32 kcal and 2.23 g fiber. The raw slice weight and calorie figure do not apply to that dried amount.

For Chinese-style chicken containing carrot, use the weight of the prepared dish including vegetables, oil and sauce. Adding its original carrot as another serving would count the ingredient twice.

Carbohydrate, fibre and vitamin A

Per 100 grams, carbohydrate is 9.58 grams, protein 0.93 grams and fibre 2.8 grams. Carrot is not the meal's main protein source. Total sugars are 4.74 grams in this raw reference; juice, jam and carrot desserts are different foods.

Vitamin A is 835 µg RAE per 100 grams. The body can convert carrot's beta-carotene into vitamin A. Supplying a nutrient needed for normal vision does not mean that carrots treat eye disease or that eating more keeps improving eyesight.

A 25 g amount of the hazelnut carrot confection cezerye gives about 93 kcal and 16.38 g sugars in the stated product. Its vitamin A content is unreported, so raw-carrot vitamin values cannot be assigned to the same weight of the confection.

Can carrots fit a weight-loss diet?

There is no universal rule against eating carrots at night. Choose raw or cooked carrots according to hunger, the rest of the meal and digestive comfort. A daily carrot does not cause weight loss by itself, and a meal made only of carrots lacks protein and variety.

A single glycaemic-index number cannot predict your glucose response: preparation, quantity and the rest of the meal matter. Rinse raw carrots under running water before eating or cutting them.

Reference and calculation

USDA SR28, 11124. NIH: vitamin A.