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Pimiento vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pimiento and potatoes

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin K; however, potatoes are higher in potassium, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 72% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes contain 1328 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655 IU of vitamin A, while potatoes contain 2 IU.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Potato
Potato
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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 IronIron +107.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Potato
Potato
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 66% 0% 0% 0.2% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +331%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +315%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 19.7mg 72%
Vitamin A 133µg 0µg 15%
Iron 1.68mg 0.81mg 11%
Potassium 158mg 425mg 8%
Copper 0.049mg 0.11mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Phosphorus 17mg 57mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.295mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.298mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.01mg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 2µg 5%
Carbs 5.1g 17.49g 4%
Magnesium 6mg 23mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 77kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 1.061mg 3%
Protein 1.1g 2.05g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.032mg 2%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Calcium 6mg 12mg 1%
Fiber 1.9g 2.1g 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 12.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.042g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.8g 2.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 209kcal 376kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 130g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 14mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Potato
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 FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.9%
Contains more OtherOther +180%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Potato
Potato
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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 +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +283.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.4%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.