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Margarine vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and potato bread different?

  • Margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E, while potato bread is higher in phosphorus, folate, iron, fiber, potassium, and calcium.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than potato bread.
  • Margarine contains 40 times more vitamin A than potato bread. Margarine contains 3577IU of vitamin A, while potato bread contains 89IU.
  • Potato bread is lower in saturated fat.
  • Potato bread has a higher glycemic index (61) than margarine (0).

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Bread, potato types were used 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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3888.9%
Contains more IronIron +3650%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3312.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1814.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1267.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +12500%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Potato bread DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0g 162%
Fats 80.71g 3.13g 119%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0g 97%
Vitamin A 819µg 24µg 88%
Vitamin K 93µg 6.8µg 72%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0g 69%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.47mg 57%
Phosphorus 5mg 369mg 52%
Folate 1µg 126µg 31%
Iron 0.06mg 2.25mg 27%
Fiber 0g 6.3g 25%
Protein 0.16g 12.5g 25%
Calories 717kcal 266kcal 23%
Potassium 18mg 718mg 21%
Calcium 3mg 188mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.232mg 17%
Selenium 0µg 9.5µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.817mg 16%
Sodium 2mg 375mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.188mg 15%
Carbs 0.7g 47.07g 15%
Zinc 0mg 1.44mg 13%
Manganese 0.253mg 11%
Copper 0mg 0.094mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 1.25mg 8%
Magnesium 3mg 28mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.106mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0.15µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 12.4mg 18.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.7g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 0g 9.38g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.143mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +2478.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7712.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6624.3%
Contains more WaterWater +103.1%
Contains more OtherOther +96.3%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.