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Mashed potato vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mashed potato and Coca-Cola different?

  • Mashed potato has more vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat than Coca-Cola.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mashed potato is 13% higher.
  • Coca-Cola has less sodium.
  • Coca-Cola has a lower glycemic index (63) than mashed potato (87).

Fast foods, potato, mashed and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola are the varieties 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 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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14200%
Contains more IronIron +181.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +3400%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +490%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4366.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Sodium 306mg 4mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 286mg 2mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0mg 7%
Phosphorus 59mg 10mg 7%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.002mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.035mg 0.001mg 4%
Fats 2.82g 0.02g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0g 3%
Protein 1.65g 0.07g 3%
Calories 89kcal 37kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.31mg 0.11mg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 0.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 14.65g 9.56g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 8.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
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
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2257.1%
Contains more FatsFats +14000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3050%
Contains more WaterWater +13.4%

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.