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Cereal vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cereal and potato salad

  • Potato salad has less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 518% more.
  • Cereal has 65 times more vitamin B2 than potato salad. Cereal has 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while potato salad has 0.06mg.
  • Potato salad is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index than potato salad.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +5140%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2351.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +682.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.5%

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.
Cereal
Cereal
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 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 +285%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2443.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8066.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3228.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
~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 Cereal Potato salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.077mg 518%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.141mg 450%
Iron 34.06mg 0.65mg 418%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.06mg 293%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.89mg 180%
Vitamin A 814µg 32µg 87%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.31mg 66%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 10mg 32%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.101mg 30%
Carbs 86.85g 11.17g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 3.737g 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 23%
Sodium 795mg 529mg 12%
Calories 378kcal 143kcal 12%
Fats 1.08g 8.2g 11%
Protein 6.06g 2.68g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.534mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.429g 5%
Selenium 6.3µg 4.1µg 4%
Phosphorus 77mg 52mg 4%
Potassium 105mg 254mg 4%
Copper 0.137mg 0.118mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 19mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Fiber 1.4g 1.3g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.062mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 ProteinProtein +126.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +677.5%
Contains more OtherOther +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +659.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1910.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1115.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +955.6%

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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. 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.