Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Celtuce vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are celtuce and potatoes different?

  • Celtuce is higher in vitamin A, manganese, and vitamin C; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin B6, copper, iron, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for celtuce is 70% higher.
  • Celtuce contains 3 times more manganese than potatoes. While celtuce contains 0.688mg of manganese, potatoes contain only 0.219mg.

Celtuce, raw and Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Celtuce vs Potato infographic
Infographic link

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 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Potato
5
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 CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +214.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.1%
Contains more IronIron +96.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +195%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Sodium ~10mg

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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Potato
7
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 CVitamin C +103.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +522%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Potato DV% diff.
Manganese 0.688mg 0.219mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.311mg 20%
Vitamin A 175µg 1µg 19%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 9.6mg 11%
Copper 0.04mg 0.118mg 9%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Iron 0.55mg 1.08mg 7%
Carbs 3.65g 21.15g 6%
Potassium 330mg 535mg 6%
Folate 46µg 28µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 1.41mg 5%
Calories 18kcal 93kcal 4%
Phosphorus 39mg 70mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.376mg 4%
Choline 14.8mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 2.5g 3%
Calcium 39mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.048mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.064mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.36mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 18.95g N/A
Magnesium 28mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Sodium 11mg 10mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.081mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.119mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.099mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.042mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Potato
3
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 +130.8%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +194.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +479.5%
Contains more OtherOther +90%

People also compare

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. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/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.