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Mashed potato vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mashed potato and Peruvian groundcherry?

  • The amount of vitamin C, vitamin B3, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B1 in Peruvian groundcherry is higher than in mashed potato.
  • Peruvian groundcherry's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 12% more.
  • Peruvian groundcherry has a lower glycemic index (35) than mashed potato (87).

We used Fast foods, potato, mashed and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +222.6%

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%
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Sodium 306mg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 2.8mg 11%
Iron 0.31mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Potassium 286mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.11mg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Copper 0.035mg 4%
Manganese 0.098mg 4%
Fats 2.82g 0.7g 3%
Phosphorus 59mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Calories 89kcal 53kcal 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Protein 1.65g 1.9g 1%
Carbs 14.65g 11.2g 1%
Calcium 18mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin A 43µg 36µg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 11.2g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +302.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.8%
Contains more OtherOther +57.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.2%
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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