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Burdock root vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burdock root and potatoes different?

  • Potatoes are higher than burdock root in vitamin C, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Burdock root contains 3 times more calcium than potatoes. Burdock root contains 41mg of calcium, while potatoes contain 15mg.
  • Potatoes are lower in sugar.

Burdock root, raw and Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt 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 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
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 20% 4.5% 47% 41% 39% 9.8% 30% 1.3% 29% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +173.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.7%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.36mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.219mg

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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21% 8.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +220%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Potato DV% diff.
Potassium 308mg 535mg 7%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Vitamin C 3mg 9.6mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.41mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.064mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.311mg 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.118mg 5%
Fiber 3.3g 2.2g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 1.08mg 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 70mg 3%
Calcium 41mg 15mg 3%
Magnesium 38mg 28mg 2%
Protein 1.53g 2.5g 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.04mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.376mg 1%
Folate 23µg 28µg 1%
Choline 11.7mg 14.8mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.048mg 1%
Calories 72kcal 93kcal 1%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.219mg 1%
Carbs 17.34g 21.15g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 18.95g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.33mg 0.36mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 10mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.081mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.119mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0.099mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.042mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
Potato
Potato
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3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22%
Contains more OtherOther +49.4%
~equal in Water ~74.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Potato
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1133.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.057g

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170093/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.