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Apricot vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between apricots and potato salad

  • Apricots have more vitamin A; however, potato salad is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Potato salad covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than apricots.
  • Potato salad contains 8 times less vitamin A than apricots. Apricots contain 1279IU of vitamin A, while potato salad contains 157IU.
  • Apricots have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of potato salad is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Apricots, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%
~equal in Potassium ~254mg

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%
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% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~10mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 3.737g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 1mg 529mg 23%
Fats 0.39g 8.2g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.141mg 7%
Selenium 0.1µg 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin A 96µg 32µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.027g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.534mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 6%
Calories 48kcal 143kcal 5%
Phosphorus 23mg 52mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.077mg 4%
Copper 0.078mg 0.118mg 4%
Fiber 2g 1.3g 3%
Iron 0.39mg 0.65mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Protein 1.4g 2.68g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.89mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.31mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Folate 9µg 7µg 1%
Choline 2.8mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.101mg 1%
Vitamin C 10mg 10mg 0%
Carbs 11.12g 11.17g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 9.87g N/A
Potassium 259mg 254mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2002.6%
Contains more OtherOther +163.5%
~equal in Carbs ~11.17g

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1358.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4753.2%

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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 salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.