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Cocktail sauce vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cocktail sauce and potatoes

  • Cocktail sauce has more vitamin A and vitamin E, while potatoes have more vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Cocktail sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 42% more than potatoes.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 180 times more vitamin A than potatoes. While cocktail sauce contains 359IU of vitamin A, potatoes contain only 2IU.
  • The amount of sodium in potatoes is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.1%
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg
~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +120%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +333.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +272.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Potato DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 6mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.298mg 17%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 19.7mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0.01mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.295mg 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 57mg 4%
Carbs 28.22g 17.49g 4%
Potassium 309mg 425mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.4µg 3%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 1.061mg 2%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Calories 124kcal 77kcal 2%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2.1g 1%
Protein 1.36g 2.05g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.032mg 1%
Calcium 26mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 23mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.09g 1%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 15.39g N/A
Iron 0.83mg 0.81mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g 0.82g N/A
Copper 0.111mg 0.11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.025g 0%
Choline 11mg 12.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 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%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 +1066.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.3%
Contains more OtherOther +230.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.7%
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%

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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.