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Clementine vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between clementine and potatoes

  • Clementine has more vitamin C; however, potatoes are higher in vitamin B6, iron, manganese, copper, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Clementine covers your daily vitamin C needs 32% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes contain 11 times less sugar than clementine. Clementine contains 9.18g of sugar, while potatoes contain 0.82g.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Clementines, raw 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 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
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 more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.1%
Contains more IronIron +478.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +155.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +769.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
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 +147.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.081mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.032mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clementine Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.8mg 19.7mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.298mg 17%
Iron 0.14mg 0.81mg 8%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.2mg 8%
Potassium 177mg 425mg 7%
Copper 0.043mg 0.11mg 7%
Starch 0g 15.29g 6%
Phosphorus 21mg 57mg 5%
Magnesium 10mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.295mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.636mg 1.061mg 3%
Calories 47kcal 77kcal 2%
Folate 24µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Protein 0.85g 2.05g 2%
Fructose 1.64g 0.26g 2%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.3mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.1g 2%
Calcium 30mg 12mg 2%
Carbs 12.02g 17.49g 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 10.32g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 9.18g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.081mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.032mg 0%
Choline 14mg 12.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 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 +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.5%
Contains more OtherOther +180%
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 17% 18%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.96 g
Glucose: 1.59 g
Fructose: 1.64 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3405.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +412.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +530.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/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.