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Corn syrup vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn syrup and mashed potato different?

  • Corn syrup contains less vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat than mashed potato.
  • Corn syrup has 155 times more sugar than mashed potato. Corn syrup has 77.59g of sugar, while mashed potato has 0.5g.

Syrups, corn, dark 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more IronIron +19.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +262.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +436.4%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.098mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Mashed potato DV% diff.
Carbs 77.59g 14.65g 21%
Calories 286kcal 89kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.342g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 1.08mg 7%
Potassium 44mg 286mg 7%
Sodium 155mg 306mg 7%
Phosphorus 11mg 59mg 7%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.9µg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Selenium 2.9µg 0.8µg 4%
Fats 0g 2.82g 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.42mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.65g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.577g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.22mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 15mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.72g 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.035mg 2%
Iron 0.37mg 0.31mg 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 13.35g N/A
Calcium 18mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 77.59g 0.5g N/A
Manganese 0.1mg 0.098mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Choline 13.3mg 13.4mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +429.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +261.7%
Contains more OtherOther +215%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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