Corn vs. Red potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between corn and red potato?
- Corn is richer in vitamin B5 and vitamin A, while red potato is higher in copper, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
- Red potato's daily need coverage for copper is 14% higher.
- Red potato has 26 times less vitamin A than corn. Corn has 263IU of vitamin A, while red potato has 10IU.
- Red potato is lower in sugar.
- Red potato has a higher glycemic index (89) than corn (52).
We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more ZincZinc | +55% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +150% |
Contains more IronIron | +55.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +255.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +12.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +29.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +132.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +54% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +129.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +52.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +600% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +17.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 0.049mg | 0.174mg | 14% |
Potassium | 218mg | 545mg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.341mg | 9% |
Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 12.6mg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.212mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.043g | 4% |
Iron | 0.45mg | 0.7mg | 3% |
Starch | 7.17g | 15.15g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.072mg | 2% |
Protein | 3.41g | 2.3g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 2.8µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.4g | 1.8g | 2% |
Fats | 1.5g | 0.15g | 2% |
Choline | 29.1mg | 18.9mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 1.595mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 77mg | 72mg | 1% |
Folate | 23µg | 27µg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 13µg | 1µg | 1% |
Calcium | 3mg | 9mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.026g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 0.002g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
Calories | 96kcal | 89kcal | 0% |
Carbs | 20.98g | 19.59g | 0% |
Net carbs | 18.58g | 17.79g | N/A |
Magnesium | 26mg | 28mg | 0% |
Sugar | 4.54g | 1.43g | N/A |
Sodium | 1mg | 12mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0% | |
Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.173mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.133mg | 0.075mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.133mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.358mg | 0.109mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.141mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.069mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.155mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.191mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.091mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.79g | 0.44g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.41 g
Fats:
1.5 g
Carbs:
20.98 g
Water:
73.41 g
Other:
0.7 g
Protein:
2.3 g
Fats:
0.15 g
Carbs:
19.59 g
Water:
76.67 g
Other:
1.29 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +48.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +900% |
Contains more OtherOther | +84.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~19.59g
~equal in
Water
~76.67g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.603 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +18600% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1302.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -86.8% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
7.17 g
Sucrose:
2.74 g
Glucose:
0.84 g
Fructose:
0.79 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0.17 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
15.15 g
Sucrose:
0.45 g
Glucose:
0.55 g
Fructose:
0.44 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +508.9% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +52.7% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +79.5% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more StarchStarch | +111.3% |
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g