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Bamboo shoots vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bamboo shoots and potatoes different?

  • Bamboo shoots are richer in copper, zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin B1, while potatoes are higher in vitamin C.
  • Potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin C, 17% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 100 times more vitamin E than potatoes. Bamboo shoots contain 1mg of vitamin E, while potatoes contain 0.01mg.
  • Potatoes are lower in sugar.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index (86) than bamboo shoots (32).

Bamboo shoots, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw types were used in this article.

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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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Potato
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 more PotassiumPotassium +25.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more IronIron +62%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~57mg

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Potato
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 +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +392.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4mg 19.7mg 17%
Copper 0.19mg 0.11mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.01mg 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.3mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.081mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Magnesium 3mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.298mg 4%
Carbs 5.2g 17.49g 4%
Iron 0.5mg 0.81mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 0.295mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.061mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.032mg 3%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.2mg 3%
Calories 27kcal 77kcal 3%
Potassium 533mg 425mg 3%
Choline 0mg 12.1mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 0.042g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.05g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 3g 15.39g N/A
Calcium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3g 0.82g N/A
Fiber 2.2g 2.1g 0%
Phosphorus 59mg 57mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Potato
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 ProteinProtein +26.8%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.3%
Contains more OtherOther +24.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Potato
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 +250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +219%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.8%

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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.