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Potato chips vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between potato chips and baby food?

  • Potato chips are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin E, yet baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 573% higher.
  • Potato chips have 14 times more saturated fat than baby food. Potato chips have 10.96g of saturated fat, while baby food has 0.769g.

We used Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +49.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2954.2%
Contains more IronIron +2814.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +219.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.334mg

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 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1252.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +249.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1373.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1359.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1279.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +807.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 1.63mg 47.5mg 573%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 2.717mg 194%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 34.714mg 193%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 2.438mg 189%
Calcium 24mg 733mg 71%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 1.697g 70%
Fats 34.6g 4.4g 46%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.769g 46%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 3.68mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.189mg 36%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 2.3mg 32%
Selenium 8.1µg 25.9µg 32%
Phosphorus 165mg 392mg 32%
Potassium 1275mg 437mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 1.206g 22%
Histidine 153mg 0.286mg 22%
Manganese 0.44mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 1.5µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 1.074mg 13%
Zinc 1.09mg 2.4mg 12%
Fiber 4.8g 7.5g 11%
Protein 7g 12.2g 10%
Calories 536kcal 379kcal 8%
Magnesium 67mg 100mg 8%
Carbs 52.9g 73.4g 7%
Copper 0.306mg 0.334mg 3%
Choline 37.5mg 23.2mg 3%
Folate 45µg 43µg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.653mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +686.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.8%
Contains more WaterWater +252.6%
~equal in Other ~3.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +715.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +617.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.