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Chinese broccoli vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese broccoli and potatoes

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, potatoes are higher in vitamin B6, potassium, iron, and copper.
  • Chinese broccoli covers your daily need for vitamin K, 69% more than potatoes.
  • Chinese broccoli has 164 times more vitamin A than potatoes. While chinese broccoli has 1638IU of vitamin A, potatoes have only 10IU.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt.

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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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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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 +566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105%
Contains more IronIron +92.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.36mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21% 8.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4140%
Contains more FolateFolate +253.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 2µg 69%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 9.6mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.311mg 19%
Folate 99µg 28µg 18%
Calcium 100mg 15mg 9%
Vitamin A 82µg 1µg 9%
Potassium 261mg 535mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.048mg 8%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Iron 0.56mg 1.08mg 7%
Carbs 3.81g 21.15g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 1.41mg 6%
Copper 0.061mg 0.118mg 6%
Phosphorus 41mg 70mg 4%
Calories 22kcal 93kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.376mg 4%
Protein 1.14g 2.5g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.064mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.057g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.4µg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 28mg 2%
Choline 25.3mg 14.8mg 2%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.219mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.2g 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.13g 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 18.95g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.36mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 10mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
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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 +453.8%
Contains more WaterWater +24.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +455.1%
Contains more OtherOther +68.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1566.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +478.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.1%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.

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