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Cheese sandwich vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese sandwich and potato salad?

  • Cheese sandwich is richer than potato salad in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 47% more.
  • Cheese sandwich has 11 times more calcium than potato salad. While cheese sandwich has 204mg of calcium, potato salad has only 19mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cheese sandwich is lower.

We used Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Potato salad, home-prepared types 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
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 +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +973.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +303.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +634.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +972.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +492.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.9%

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +364.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +611.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Potato salad DV% diff.
Phosphorus 382mg 52mg 47%
Manganese 1.083mg 0.101mg 43%
Selenium 24.3µg 4.1µg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 3.737g 36%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.06mg 28%
Fats 25g 8.2g 26%
Iron 2.62mg 0.65mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.077mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 2.48g 20%
Cholesterol 7mg 68mg 20%
Calcium 204mg 19mg 19%
Calories 497kcal 143kcal 18%
Carbs 58.2g 11.17g 16%
Folate 64µg 7µg 14%
Protein 9.8g 2.68g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 0.89mg 14%
Sodium 839mg 529mg 13%
Saturated fat 4.129g 1.429g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0.141mg 9%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 10mg 9%
Magnesium 54mg 15mg 9%
Fiber 3.1g 1.3g 7%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.31mg 5%
Copper 0.16mg 0.118mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0.534mg 2%
Potassium 306mg 254mg 2%
Vitamin A 21µg 32µg 1%
Net carbs 55.1g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 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 +265.7%
Contains more FatsFats +204.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +421%
Contains more OtherOther +94.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2275%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +317.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.