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Carbonated water vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between carbonated water and potato salad

  • Carbonated water has less copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Potato salad covers your daily cholesterol needs 23% more than carbonated water.
  • Carbonated water has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of potato salad is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, carbonated, club soda 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 0.71% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
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 -96%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12600%
Contains more IronIron +6400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +210%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carbonated water Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.737g 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 21mg 529mg 22%
Fats 0g 8.2g 13%
Copper 0.006mg 0.118mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.141mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.534mg 11%
Iron 0.01mg 0.65mg 8%
Calories 0kcal 143kcal 7%
Phosphorus 0mg 52mg 7%
Selenium 0µg 4.1µg 7%
Potassium 2mg 254mg 7%
Saturated fat 0g 1.429g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.48g 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.077mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.89mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Protein 0g 2.68g 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.101mg 4%
Carbs 0g 11.17g 4%
Magnesium 1mg 15mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.31mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 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 +31.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1850%

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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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/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.