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Kumquat vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kumquat and potatoes

  • Kumquat has more vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin A, while potatoes have more vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Kumquat's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 27% higher.
  • Potatoes contain 145 times less vitamin A than kumquat. Kumquat contains 290IU of vitamin A, while potatoes contain 2IU.
  • The amount of sugar in potatoes is lower.
  • Kumquat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of kumquat is 67, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Kumquats, raw 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 14% 19% 16% 32% 32% 4.6% 8.1% 1.3% 18% 0%
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 +416.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg

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 146% 5% 3% 0% 9.3% 21% 8% 12% 8.3% 0% 0% 13% 4.6%
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 CVitamin C +122.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +727.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +44%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kumquat Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 43.9mg 19.7mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.298mg 20%
Fiber 6.5g 2.1g 18%
Potassium 186mg 425mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Calcium 62mg 12mg 5%
Phosphorus 19mg 57mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.429mg 1.061mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.032mg 4%
Manganese 0.135mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.095mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.208mg 0.295mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.3mg 1%
Choline 8.4mg 12.1mg 1%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Iron 0.86mg 0.81mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.01mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Carbs 15.9g 17.49g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.042g 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.09g 1%
Calories 71kcal 77kcal 0%
Protein 1.88g 2.05g 0%
Net carbs 9.4g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 10mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 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
2% 16% 81%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 15.9 g
Water: 80.85 g
Other: 0.51 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 +855.6%
Contains more OtherOther +119.6%
~equal in Protein ~2.05g
~equal in Carbs ~17.49g
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
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 +7600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +307.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.7%

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. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/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.

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