Chicken meat vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and mashed potato different?

Mashed potato contains less vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2 than chicken meat.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 46% more than mashed potato.
Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, potato, mashed types were used 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.

Chicken meat

Mashed potato

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more IronIron	+306.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+781.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+208.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2887.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+390%

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.

Chicken meat

Mashed potato

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1020%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+685.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+328.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+391.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+145.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	27.3g	1.65g	51%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	1.08mg	46%
Selenium	23.9µg	0.8µg	42%
Cholesterol	88mg	0mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.12mg	22%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg		21%
Phosphorus	182mg	59mg	18%
Fats	13.6g	2.82g	17%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.22mg	16%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.577g	15%
Iron	1.26mg	0.31mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.72g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.015mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1.342g	11%
Choline	65.9mg	13.4mg	10%
Sodium	82mg	306mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.07µg	10%
Calories	239kcal	89kcal	8%
Fiber	0g	1.3g	5%
Starch		12.1g	5%
Carbs	0g	14.65g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.015mg	4%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.098mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.035mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	5.9µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Potassium	223mg	286mg	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	43µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.42mg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	13.35g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.5g	N/A
Trans fat		0.105g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg		0%
Threonine	1.128mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg		0%
Leucine	1.986mg		0%
Lysine	2.223mg		0%
Methionine	0.726mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg		0%
Valine	1.325mg		0%
Histidine	0.802mg		0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.174g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.146g	N/A