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Peach vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peach and potatoes different?

  • Peach is richer in vitamin A, while potatoes are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, iron, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 21% more than peach.
  • Peach contains 163 times more vitamin A than potatoes. Peach contains 326IU of vitamin A, while potatoes contain 2IU.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index (86) than peach (42).

Peaches, yellow, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, 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.
Peach
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.8% 17% 9.4% 23% 4.6% 8.6% 0% 8% 0.55%
Potato
9
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.7%
Contains more IronIron +224%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +227.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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.
Peach
3
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 22% 5.3% 15% 0% 6% 7.2% 15% 9.2% 5.8% 0% 6.5% 3% 3.3%
Potato
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +198.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1092%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +98.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.032mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peach Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.025mg 0.298mg 21%
Vitamin C 6.6mg 19.7mg 15%
Potassium 190mg 425mg 7%
Iron 0.25mg 0.81mg 7%
Manganese 0.061mg 0.2mg 6%
Starch 0g 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.01mg 5%
Copper 0.068mg 0.11mg 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 57mg 5%
Folate 4µg 15µg 3%
Carbs 9.54g 17.49g 3%
Magnesium 9mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.153mg 0.295mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.806mg 1.061mg 2%
Protein 0.91g 2.05g 2%
Calories 39kcal 77kcal 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 1.5g 2.1g 2%
Fructose 1.53g 0.26g 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 12.1mg 1%
Fats 0.25g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 8.04g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 8.39g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 0mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.032mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.086g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peach
2
10% 89%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 9.54 g
Water: 88.87 g
Other: 0.43 g
Potato
3
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 FatsFats +177.8%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peach
3
11% 39% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.086 g
Potato
0
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peach
5
57% 23% 18%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.76 g
Glucose: 1.95 g
Fructose: 1.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.06 g
Potato
1
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 SucroseSucrose +2700%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +529%
Contains more FructoseFructose +488.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Peach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169928/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.