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Chowder vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chowder and potatoes?

  • Chowder is richer than potatoes in vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Chowder's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 23% more.
  • Chowder has 635 times more monounsaturated fat than potatoes. While chowder has 1.27g of monounsaturated fat, potatoes have only 0.002g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in potatoes is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chowder is lower.

We used Soup, chicken corn chowder, chunky, ready-to-serve, single brand and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
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 -98%

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% 19% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chowder Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 22%
Sodium 299mg 6mg 13%
Potassium 425mg 13%
Copper 0.11mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.9g 0.042g 12%
Fats 6.3g 0.09g 10%
Iron 0.81mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.75g 0.025g 8%
Phosphorus 57mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Fiber 0.9g 2.1g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.27g 0.002g 3%
Carbs 7.5g 17.49g 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 2%
Protein 3.1g 2.05g 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 77kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Net carbs 6.6g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 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
3% 6% 8% 82%
Protein: 3.1 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 7.5 g
Water: 82.1 g
Other: 1 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 ProteinProtein +51.2%
Contains more FatsFats +6900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12%
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.75 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.9 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 +63400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4423.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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. Chowder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171585/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.