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Potato chips vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato chips and banana chips

  • Potato chips are higher in vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin K, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, banana chips are richer in manganese.
  • Banana chips' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 90% higher.
  • Potato chips have 38 times more vitamin E than banana chips. While potato chips have 9.11mg of vitamin E, banana chips have only 0.24mg.
  • Potato chips have less saturated fat.
  • Banana chips have a lower glycemic index (44) than potato chips (56).

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Snacks, banana chips.

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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 54% 5.4% 47% 47% 68% 20% 24% 0.78% 203% 8.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.9%
Contains more IronIron +30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +440%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +254.5%

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 21% 1.3% 4.8% 0% 21% 3.9% 13% 37% 60% 0% 3.3% 11% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +393.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3695.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1058.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +221.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Banana chips DV% diff.
Saturated fat 10.96g 28.97g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.63g 77%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.24mg 59%
Manganese 0.44mg 1.56mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.26mg 31%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 6.3mg 28%
Potassium 1275mg 536mg 22%
Histidine 153mg 0.18mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 1.95g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.71mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 1.3µg 17%
Phosphorus 165mg 56mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.017mg 14%
Fiber 4.8g 7.7g 12%
Selenium 8.1µg 1.5µg 12%
Copper 0.306mg 0.205mg 11%
Protein 7g 2.3g 9%
Folate 45µg 14µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.085mg 7%
Iron 1.63mg 1.25mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.62mg 4%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.75mg 3%
Choline 37.5mg 21.3mg 3%
Carbs 52.9g 58.4g 2%
Fats 34.6g 33.6g 2%
Magnesium 67mg 76mg 2%
Calories 536kcal 519kcal 1%
Calcium 24mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 35.34g N/A
Sodium 8mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.158mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.086mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.104mg 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
2% 34% 58% 4%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 33.6 g
Carbs: 58.4 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +204.3%
Contains more OtherOther +157.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.4%
Contains more WaterWater +126.3%
~equal in Fats ~33.6g

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
92% 6% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 28.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.63 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +404.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1831.7%

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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. Banana chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168849/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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