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Mashed potato vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mashed potato and mousse

  • Mashed potato has more vitamin B3, while mousse has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Mousse's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 47% higher.
  • Mousse contains 8 times less sodium than mashed potato. Mashed potato contains 306mg of sodium, while mousse contains 38mg.
  • Mousse has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mousse is 42, while the glycemic index of mashed potato is 87.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, potato, mashed and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more IronIron +77.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +190.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +825%

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%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +639.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +268.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +225.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +571.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Mousse DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.577g 9.151g 39%
Fats 2.82g 16g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.47µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.205mg 15%
Selenium 0.8µg 7.4µg 12%
Sodium 306mg 38mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 5.027g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 11%
Vitamin A 43µg 140µg 11%
Phosphorus 59mg 117mg 8%
Calcium 18mg 96mg 8%
Calories 89kcal 225kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.146mg 6%
Protein 1.65g 4.14g 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.058mg 5%
Copper 0.035mg 0.075mg 4%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.64mg 4%
Potassium 286mg 143mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 1.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.045mg 3%
Iron 0.31mg 0.55mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.879g 3%
Fiber 1.3g 0.6g 3%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.059mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.51mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 13.35g 15.47g N/A
Carbs 14.65g 16.07g 0%
Sugar 0.5g 14.81g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g 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
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%
Contains more OtherOther +48.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.9%
Contains more FatsFats +467.4%
~equal in Carbs ~16.07g

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
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +598.2%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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