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Brussels sprouts vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Brussels sprouts and potato salad

  • Potato salad has less vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 83% more.
  • Brussels sprouts have 9 times more folate than potato salad. Brussels sprouts have 61µg of folate, while potato salad has 7µg.
  • Brussels sprouts are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Brussels sprouts, 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +121.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.1%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +233.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +156.3%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 CVitamin C +750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +771.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 3.737g 995%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 85mg 10mg 83%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 25mg 529mg 22%
Folate 61µg 7µg 14%
Fats 0.3g 8.2g 12%
Fiber 3.8g 1.3g 10%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.101mg 10%
Iron 1.4mg 0.65mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.062g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.141mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.534mg 5%
Selenium 1.6µg 4.1µg 5%
Calories 43kcal 143kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.077mg 5%
Copper 0.07mg 0.118mg 5%
Potassium 389mg 254mg 4%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.06mg 2%
Calcium 42mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin A 38µg 32µg 1%
Carbs 8.95g 11.17g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.89mg 1%
Protein 3.38g 2.68g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.31mg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 ProteinProtein +26.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2633.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 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 -95.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3994.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10682.6%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.