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Cassava vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cassava and mashed potato

  • Cassava has more vitamin C, manganese, copper, and vitamin B1; however, mashed potato is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Cassava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 23% more than mashed potato.
  • Cassava has 6 times more vitamin B1 than mashed potato. While cassava has 0.087mg of vitamin B1, mashed potato has only 0.015mg.
  • Cassava has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cassava, raw and Fast foods, potato, mashed.

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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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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 +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
~equal in Potassium ~286mg

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +210.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Mashed potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 14mg 306mg 13%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.098mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 1.342g 9%
Carbs 38.06g 14.65g 8%
Copper 0.1mg 0.035mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.015mg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 43µg 5%
Phosphorus 27mg 59mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Folate 27µg 9µg 5%
Calories 160kcal 89kcal 4%
Fats 0.28g 2.82g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 5.9µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.12mg 2%
Choline 23.7mg 13.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.577g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.72g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.42mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 1.08mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.65g 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.22mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 13.35g N/A
Calcium 16mg 18mg 0%
Potassium 271mg 286mg 0%
Iron 0.27mg 0.31mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 0.5g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 CarbsCarbs +159.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more FatsFats +907.1%
Contains more WaterWater +33.4%
Contains more OtherOther +103.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +860%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2695.8%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.