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Apricot vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between apricots and potatoes

  • Apricots have more vitamin A and vitamin E, while potatoes have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and iron.
  • Apricots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 26% more than potatoes.
  • Apricots contain 89 times more vitamin E than potatoes. While apricots contain 0.89mg of vitamin E, potatoes contain only 0.01mg.
  • Apricots have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of apricots is 34, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Apricots, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Potato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.1%
Contains more IronIron +107.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +41%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +159.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Potato
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +97%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +451.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +332.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.298mg 19%
Vitamin C 10mg 19.7mg 11%
Vitamin A 96µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.01mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Iron 0.39mg 0.81mg 5%
Phosphorus 23mg 57mg 5%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.2mg 5%
Potassium 259mg 425mg 5%
Copper 0.078mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.061mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 23mg 3%
Carbs 11.12g 17.49g 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Choline 2.8mg 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 2µg 1%
Protein 1.4g 2.05g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.295mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.032mg 1%
Calories 48kcal 77kcal 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 0.26g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 15.39g N/A
Calcium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g 0.82g N/A
Fiber 2g 2.1g 0%
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +333.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.3%
Contains more OtherOther +51.4%
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.025g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3352.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +664.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +261.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.