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Pimiento vs. Red potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pimiento and red potato

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron, while red potato has more copper, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, and magnesium.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 80% higher.
  • Red potato contains 266 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while red potato contains 10IU.
  • Pimiento has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pimiento is 45, while the glycemic index of red potato is 89.

The food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned 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.
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%
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 IronIron +140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +244.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +255.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +110.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +323.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 +573.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +196.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +323.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3310%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.212mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Red potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 12.6mg 80%
Vitamin A 133µg 1µg 15%
Copper 0.049mg 0.174mg 14%
Iron 1.68mg 0.7mg 12%
Potassium 158mg 545mg 11%
Phosphorus 17mg 72mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.341mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 1.595mg 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.072mg 5%
Folate 6µg 27µg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 2.8µg 5%
Carbs 5.1g 19.59g 5%
Magnesium 6mg 28mg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.173mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.08mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 89kcal 3%
Choline 6.3mg 18.9mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 2.3g 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.4mg 2%
Fructose 0.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.043g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.05mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 17.79g N/A
Calcium 6mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 2.71g 1.43g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 1.8g 0%
Sodium 14mg 12mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.212mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.12mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.091mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.039mg 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
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 FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +284.1%
Contains more OtherOther +222.5%

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
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 +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +274.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.2%

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

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