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Plantain chips vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between plantain chips and potato salad

  • Potato salad contains less vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, and copper than plantain chips.
  • Plantain chips' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 35% higher.
  • Potato salad contains 9 times less vitamin A than plantain chips. Plantain chips contain 1386IU of vitamin A, while potato salad contains 157IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in potato salad is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, plantain chips, salted and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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 51% 2.7% 69% 36% 66% 10% 33% 26% 36% 2.2%
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 +373.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.4%
Contains more IronIron +49.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%

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 107% 23% 101% 0% 16% 9.2% 15% 66% 106% 0% 72% 26% 0%
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 CVitamin C +221%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain chips Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 11.739g 3.737g 53%
Vitamin E 5.04mg 34%
Fats 29.59g 8.2g 33%
Saturated fat 8.337g 1.429g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.141mg 25%
Vitamin C 32.1mg 10mg 25%
Vitamin K 28.6µg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Starch 50.8g 21%
Calories 531kcal 143kcal 19%
Carbs 63.84g 11.17g 18%
Potassium 786mg 254mg 16%
Sodium 202mg 529mg 14%
Magnesium 71mg 15mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.1mg 0.534mg 11%
Copper 0.198mg 0.118mg 9%
Fiber 3.5g 1.3g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 5.632g 2.48g 8%
Manganese 0.276mg 0.101mg 8%
Folate 35µg 7µg 7%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.1µg 7%
Iron 0.97mg 0.65mg 4%
Phosphorus 78mg 52mg 4%
Vitamin A 69µg 32µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.802mg 0.89mg 1%
Protein 2.28g 2.68g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.077mg 1%
Zinc 0.37mg 0.31mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 60.34g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Trans fat 0.185g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.028g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.078g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 30% 64% 2% 2%
Protein: 2.28 g
Fats: 29.59 g
Carbs: 63.84 g
Water: 2.09 g
Other: 2.2 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 FatsFats +260.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +471.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more WaterWater +3536.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 22% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.337 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.632 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.739 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 +127.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.9%

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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. Plantain chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173142/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.

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