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Pecan vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pecan and potato salad?

  • Potato salad has less manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron than pecan.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 191% higher.
  • Pecan has 15 times more zinc than potato salad. Pecan has 4.53mg of zinc, while potato salad has 0.31mg.
  • Potato salad contains less saturated fat.
  • Pecan has a lower glycemic index than potato salad.

We used Nuts, pecans and Potato salad, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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.
Pecan
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.4%
Contains more IronIron +289.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +916.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1361.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +432.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4355.4%
~equal in Selenium ~4.1µg

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.
Pecan
Pecan
9
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Potato salad DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.101mg 191%
Copper 1.2mg 0.118mg 120%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 3.737g 119%
Fats 71.97g 8.2g 98%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 2.48g 96%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.077mg 49%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.31mg 38%
Fiber 9.6g 1.3g 33%
Phosphorus 277mg 52mg 32%
Calories 691kcal 143kcal 27%
Magnesium 121mg 15mg 25%
Iron 2.53mg 0.65mg 24%
Sodium 0mg 529mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Saturated fat 6.18g 1.429g 22%
Protein 9.17g 2.68g 13%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 9%
Choline 40.5mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.534mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 19mg 5%
Potassium 410mg 254mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.141mg 5%
Folate 22µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.89mg 2%
Selenium 3.8µg 4.1µg 1%
Carbs 13.86g 11.17g 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.062mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +242.2%
Contains more FatsFats +777.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2059.1%
Contains more OtherOther +31.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1545.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +478.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.9%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.