There are 27 calories in a portion (around 80g) of raw carrots. And only 23 calories if they are boiled. Young carrots have slightly fewer calories per portion. 24 calories if raw, 18 calories if boiled. Carrots are around 90% water and have around 4g fibre per 100g.
The tables below show:
- The number of calories in different size portions of carrots, young and old.
- The amount of macro-nutrients in carrots, young and old.
How Many Calories in Carrots?
The table below shows the number of calories of different portion sizes of carrots depending on variety and whether they are cooked.
| Calories | ||||
| 1g | 80g | 100g | 250g | |
| Carrots, old, boiled in unsalted water | 0.3 | 23 | 29 | 73 |
| Carrots, old, raw | 0.3 | 27 | 34 | 85 |
| Carrots, young, boiled in unsalted water | 0.2 | 18 | 22 | 55 |
| Carrots, young, raw | 0.3 | 24 | 30 | 75 |
What is the Nutritional Content of Carrots?
The table below shows the macro-nutrients in 100g of carrots depending on variety and whether they are cooked.
| % | |||||
| Water | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fibre | |
| Carrots, old, boiled in unsalted water | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Carrots, old, raw | 89 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Carrots, young, boiled in unsalted water | 91 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carrots, young, raw | 89 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
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