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Horseradish vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horseradish and potatoes?

  • Horseradish is higher in folate and vitamin C, yet potatoes are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, copper, and potassium.
  • Horseradish's daily need coverage for sodium is 18% more.
  • Horseradish has 5 times more calcium than potatoes. While horseradish has 56mg of calcium, potatoes have only 12mg.
  • The amount of sodium in potatoes is lower.
  • The glycemic index of horseradish is lower.

We used Horseradish, prepared 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 19% 17% 22% 16% 19% 23% 13% 55% 16% 15%
Potato
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.8%
Contains more IronIron +92.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.7%

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 83% 0% 0.2% 0% 2% 5.5% 7.2% 5.6% 17% 0% 3.3% 43% 3.5%
Potato
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 +26.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +308.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +53.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horseradish Potato DV% diff.
Sodium 420mg 6mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.298mg 17%
Folate 57µg 15µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.081mg 6%
Copper 0.058mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin C 24.9mg 19.7mg 6%
Starch 0g 15.29g 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.3mg 5%
Fiber 3.3g 2.1g 5%
Iron 0.42mg 0.81mg 5%
Potassium 246mg 425mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 1.061mg 4%
Calcium 56mg 12mg 4%
Phosphorus 31mg 57mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.295mg 4%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.2mg 3%
Carbs 11.29g 17.49g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.339g 0.042g 2%
Protein 1.18g 2.05g 2%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 2µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 12.1mg 1%
Calories 48kcal 77kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.032mg 1%
Magnesium 27mg 23mg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 7.99g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 7.99g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.13g 0.002g 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
11% 85% 2%
Protein: 1.18 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 11.29 g
Water: 85.08 g
Other: 1.76 g
Potato
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 +666.7%
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.9%
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 g
Potato
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 +6400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +707.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%

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. Horseradish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173472/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.