Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Kielbasa
  5. Compare
  6. Kielbasa vs. Potato chips

Kielbasa vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between kielbasa and potato chips

  • Kielbasa has less fiber, vitamin C, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Kielbasa covers your daily sodium needs 52% more than potato chips.
  • The glycemic index of potato chips is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted.

Infographic

Kielbasa vs Potato chips infographic
Infographic link

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 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
Contains more IronIron +31.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kielbasa Potato chips DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 2.33g 12.17g 66%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 61%
Sodium 1200mg 8mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 51%
Potassium 1275mg 38%
Copper 0.306mg 34%
Fats 17.6g 34.6g 26%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 24%
Phosphorus 165mg 24%
Cholesterol 70mg 0mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Saturated fat 6.23g 10.96g 22%
Manganese 0.44mg 19%
Fiber 0g 4.8g 19%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 31.1mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 18%
Calories 226kcal 536kcal 16%
Carbs 3.9g 52.9g 16%
Magnesium 67mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 15%
Selenium 8.1µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 14%
Protein 13.1g 7g 12%
Folate 45µg 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 8%
Choline 37.5mg 7%
Iron 1.24mg 1.63mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 8.27g 9.84g 4%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Net carbs 3.9g 48.1g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.1%
Contains more WaterWater +3163.2%
Contains more FatsFats +96.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1256.4%
~equal in Other ~3.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +422.3%

People also compare

Kielbasa
Kielbasa vs Pepperoni
Pepperoni
Kielbasa
Kielbasa vs Salami
Salami
Kielbasa
Kielbasa vs Italian sausage raw
Italian sausage raw
Potato chips
Potato chips vs Chocolate
Chocolate
Potato chips
Potato chips vs Sugar substitute
Sugar substitute
Potato chips
Potato chips vs Agave nectar
Agave nectar

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. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/nutrients
  2. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/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.