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Potato chips vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and buttermilk different?

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, fiber, and manganese than buttermilk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for potato chips is 60% higher.
  • Buttermilk has less saturated fat.

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat are the varieties used in this article.

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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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +509.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +744.4%
Contains more IronIron +3160%
Contains more CopperCopper +2681.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +305%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +383.3%

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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3010%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +391.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6498.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1841.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22000%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +111.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Buttermilk DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.033g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.05mg 60%
Fats 34.6g 0.88g 52%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.034mg 48%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.548g 47%
Copper 0.306mg 0.011mg 33%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 1mg 33%
Potassium 1275mg 151mg 33%
Calories 536kcal 40kcal 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0.254g 24%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.058mg 24%
Histidine 153mg 0.1mg 22%
Iron 1.63mg 0.05mg 20%
Fiber 4.8g 0g 19%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.002mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0.1µg 18%
Carbs 52.9g 4.79g 16%
Magnesium 67mg 11mg 13%
Selenium 8.1µg 2µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.034mg 11%
Phosphorus 165mg 89mg 11%
Folate 45µg 5µg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Calcium 24mg 116mg 9%
Sodium 8mg 190mg 8%
Protein 7g 3.31g 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.42mg 6%
Choline 37.5mg 17.7mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.154mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.275mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0.22g 4.79g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.217mg 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3831.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1004.4%
Contains more OtherOther +304.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4643.7%

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3774%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36778.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.