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Marshmallow vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and potatoes different?

  • Potatoes are higher than marshmallow in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, manganese, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 23% more than marshmallow.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index (86) than marshmallow (62).

Candies, marshmallows and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 SeleniumSelenium +325%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8400%
Contains more IronIron +252.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +612.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2400%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1260.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +12000%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.298mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Carbs 81.3g 17.49g 21%
Calories 318kcal 77kcal 12%
Potassium 5mg 425mg 12%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.2mg 8%
Fiber 0.1g 2.1g 8%
Phosphorus 8mg 57mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.081mg 7%
Iron 0.23mg 0.81mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.295mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 1.061mg 6%
Magnesium 2mg 23mg 5%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Sodium 80mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.032mg 2%
Choline 0.1mg 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.4µg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.3mg 2%
Copper 0.097mg 0.11mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 12mg 1%
Protein 1.8g 2.05g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 81.2g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 +122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +364.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.9%
Contains more WaterWater +383.2%
Contains more OtherOther +273.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 +3900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.4%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.