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Chewing gum vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chewing gum and potatoes

  • Chewing gum has less vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Potatoes cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 23% more than chewing gum.

Food varieties used in this article are Chewing gum and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 3.3%
Potato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21150%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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%
Potato
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chewing gum Potato DV% diff.
Carbs 96.7g 17.49g 26%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.298mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Calories 360kcal 77kcal 14%
Copper 0mg 0.11mg 12%
Potassium 2mg 425mg 12%
Iron 0mg 0.81mg 10%
Manganese 0mg 0.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 57mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.061mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.295mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Protein 0g 2.05g 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Choline 0mg 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.137g 0.042g 1%
Fiber 2.4g 2.1g 1%
Calcium 0mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 94.3g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 66.08g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 g
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +452.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2948.1%
Contains more OtherOther +180%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 g
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%

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. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.