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Mashed potato vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mashed potato and lime different?

  • Mashed potato has more vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lime is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than mashed potato.
  • Mashed potato has 153 times more sodium than lime. Mashed potato has 306mg of sodium, while lime has 2mg.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Fast foods, potato, mashed and Limes, 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +227.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +179.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +883.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Sodium 306mg 2mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.055g 9%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Phosphorus 59mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.043mg 6%
Potassium 286mg 102mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 2µg 5%
Fats 2.82g 0.2g 4%
Iron 0.31mg 0.6mg 4%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.008mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0.6µg 4%
Calories 89kcal 30kcal 3%
Copper 0.035mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0.022g 3%
Protein 1.65g 0.7g 2%
Magnesium 15mg 6mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 33mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 5.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0.019g 2%
Carbs 14.65g 10.54g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1310%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39%
Contains more OtherOther +320%
Contains more WaterWater +10.9%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3689.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2340%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.