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Mashed potato vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mashed potato and cocktail sauce

  • Mashed potato has more polyunsaturated fat; however, cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C, copper, and iron.
  • Cocktail sauce covers your daily sodium needs 29% more than mashed potato.
  • Mashed potato contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, potato, mashed and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +167.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
~equal in Potassium ~309mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +34.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +213.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 306mg 983mg 29%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.6mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0g 9%
Copper 0.035mg 0.111mg 8%
Iron 0.31mg 0.83mg 7%
Carbs 14.65g 28.22g 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Phosphorus 59mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 1.08mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.08mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0g 3%
Fats 2.82g 1.05g 3%
Vitamin A 43µg 18µg 3%
Selenium 0.8µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.047mg 2%
Folate 9µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.82mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0g 2%
Calories 89kcal 124kcal 2%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.148mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Protein 1.65g 1.36g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.38mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 4.4µg 1%
Potassium 286mg 309mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.021mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 26.42g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 11.83g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Choline 13.4mg 11mg 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more FatsFats +168.6%
Contains more WaterWater +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.6%
Contains more OtherOther +193.7%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.