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Peas vs. Red potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peas and red potato

  • Peas have more vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B1, manganese, fiber, iron, folate, and vitamin B2; however, red potato is higher in potassium.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3053% more than red potato.
  • Peas have 80 times more vitamin A than red potato. While peas have 801IU of vitamin A, red potato has only 10IU.
  • The glycemic index of red potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked.

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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.
Peas
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +203.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.174mg

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.
Peas
10
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 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +259.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +198%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44768%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +825%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.212mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peas Red potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 153mg 0.341mg 3053%
Vitamin K 25.9µg 2.8µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.259mg 0.072mg 16%
Fiber 5.5g 1.8g 15%
Manganese 0.525mg 0.173mg 15%
Iron 1.54mg 0.7mg 11%
Folate 63µg 27µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.149mg 0.05mg 8%
Potassium 271mg 545mg 8%
Zinc 1.19mg 0.4mg 7%
Protein 5.36g 2.3g 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Phosphorus 117mg 72mg 6%
Vitamin A 40µg 1µg 4%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Magnesium 39mg 28mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.021mg 1.595mg 3%
Vitamin C 14.2mg 12.6mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 9mg 2%
Choline 29.7mg 18.9mg 2%
Carbs 15.63g 19.59g 1%
Calories 84kcal 89kcal 0%
Fats 0.22g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 10.13g 17.79g N/A
Sugar 5.93g 1.43g N/A
Copper 0.173mg 0.174mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.212mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0.12mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.198mg 0.091mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 0.039mg 0%
Fructose 0.41g 0.44g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
3
5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133%
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.3%
Contains more OtherOther +40.2%
~equal in Water ~76.67g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
2
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
2
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.22 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.41 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.18 g
Galactose: 0 g
91% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 15.15 g
Sucrose: 0.45 g
Glucose: 0.55 g
Fructose: 0.44 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1060%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +323.1%
~equal in Fructose ~0.44g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients
  2. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/nutrients

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

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