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Butterscotch vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterscotch and mashed potato different?

  • Mashed potato has more vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch contains 161 times more sugar than mashed potato. While butterscotch contains 80.46g of sugar, mashed potato contains only 0.5g.
  • Butterscotch has a lower glycemic index (60) than mashed potato (87).

Candies, butterscotch and Fast foods, potato, mashed are the varieties 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9433.3%
Contains more IronIron +3000%
Contains more CopperCopper +3400%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1575%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.015mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Mashed potato DV% diff.
Carbs 90.4g 14.65g 25%
Calories 391kcal 89kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 1.342g 8%
Phosphorus 1mg 59mg 8%
Potassium 3mg 286mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 1.08mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.065g 0.577g 7%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 5.9µg 5%
Sodium 391mg 306mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 15mg 4%
Iron 0.01mg 0.31mg 4%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.098mg 4%
Copper 0.001mg 0.035mg 4%
Protein 0.03g 1.65g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 43µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.42mg 2%
Choline 0.8mg 13.4mg 2%
Calcium 4mg 18mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.22mg 1%
Fats 3.3g 2.82g 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 80.46g 0.5g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 0.72g 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +17%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +517.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5400%
Contains more WaterWater +1416.6%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1000%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.