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Groat vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between groat and potato salad

  • Potato salad has less copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Groat's daily need coverage for copper is 109% more.
  • Groat has 15 times more magnesium than potato salad. Groat has 231mg of magnesium, while potato salad has 15mg.
  • Groat is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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.
Groat
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1440%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.1%
Contains more IronIron +238.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +832.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +674.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +567.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1187.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.4%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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.
Groat
6
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% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +688.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Groat Potato salad DV% diff.
Copper 1.1mg 0.118mg 109%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.101mg 52%
Magnesium 231mg 15mg 51%
Phosphorus 347mg 52mg 42%
Vitamin B3 7.02mg 0.89mg 38%
Fiber 10g 1.3g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.425mg 0.06mg 28%
Sodium 1mg 529mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Protein 13.25g 2.68g 21%
Carbs 71.5g 11.17g 20%
Iron 2.2mg 0.65mg 19%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.31mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.039g 3.737g 18%
Vitamin B5 1.233mg 0.534mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Calories 343kcal 143kcal 10%
Selenium 8.3µg 4.1µg 8%
Fats 3.4g 8.2g 7%
Potassium 460mg 254mg 6%
Folate 30µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.141mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.04g 2.48g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.741g 1.429g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.077mg 2%
Net carbs 61.5g 9.87g N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.192mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.506mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.498mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.672mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.172mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.678mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.309mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
3
13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +394.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +540.1%
Contains more FatsFats +141.2%
Contains more WaterWater +679.5%
~equal in Other ~1.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
1
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +138.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +259.7%

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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. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/nutrients
  2. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.