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Mashed potato vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mashed potato and buttermilk?

  • Mashed potato is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat; however, buttermilk is richer in vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B12.
  • Buttermilk's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11% more.
  • Buttermilk has less sodium.

We used Fast foods, potato, mashed and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat types 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.4%
Contains more IronIron +520%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +544.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1762.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5800%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +926.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +214.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Buttermilk DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.154mg 11%
Calcium 18mg 116mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.033g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.034mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.058mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.22µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Sodium 306mg 190mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0.1µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Phosphorus 59mg 89mg 4%
Potassium 286mg 151mg 4%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.002mg 4%
Protein 1.65g 3.31g 3%
Copper 0.035mg 0.011mg 3%
Iron 0.31mg 0.05mg 3%
Carbs 14.65g 4.79g 3%
Fats 2.82g 0.88g 3%
Vitamin A 43µg 14µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.034mg 2%
Calories 89kcal 40kcal 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.05mg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.42mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 11mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Choline 13.4mg 17.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0.254g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0.5g 4.79g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Saturated fat 0.577g 0.548g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +220.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.8%
Contains more OtherOther +41.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +100.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3966.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.548g

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients
  2. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.