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True morels vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between true morels and potatoes

  • True morels have more iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin B6.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 142% more.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of true morels is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mushrooms, morel, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more IronIron +1403.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +468.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +576.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +240.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Potassium ~425mg

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% 0% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +540.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient True morels Potato DV% diff.
Iron 12.18mg 0.81mg 142%
Copper 0.625mg 0.11mg 57%
Vitamin D 5.1µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin D 206IU 0IU 26%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 22%
Phosphorus 194mg 57mg 20%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.2mg 17%
Zinc 2.03mg 0.3mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.032mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.136mg 0.298mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.252mg 1.061mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Carbs 5.1g 17.49g 4%
Calcium 43mg 12mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2.1g 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.4µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 0.042g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.295mg 3%
Calories 31kcal 77kcal 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Protein 3.12g 2.05g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.069mg 0.081mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 6mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 23mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 2.3g 15.39g N/A
Potassium 411mg 425mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.065g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.26g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.2%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +931%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.6 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +93.5%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

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

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