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Potato chips vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between potato chips and caramel

  • Caramel has less vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, manganese, and iron.
  • Potato chips cover your daily vitamin E needs 58% more than caramel.
  • Caramel has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Candies, caramels.

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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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +294.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +495.8%
Contains more IronIron +1064.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1600%
Contains more ZincZinc +147.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%

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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7675%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1880.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2485.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1078.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1127.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1025%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Caramel DV% diff.
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.46mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 3.478g 58%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.056mg 46%
Fats 34.6g 8.1g 41%
Saturated fat 10.96g 2.476g 39%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 0.4mg 34%
Copper 0.306mg 0.018mg 32%
Potassium 1275mg 214mg 31%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.148mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 0.115mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 1.542g 21%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.011mg 19%
Iron 1.63mg 0.14mg 19%
Fiber 4.8g 0g 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 1.8µg 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Magnesium 67mg 17mg 12%
Calcium 24mg 138mg 11%
Selenium 8.1µg 1.8µg 11%
Sodium 8mg 245mg 10%
Folate 45µg 4µg 10%
Calories 536kcal 382kcal 8%
Carbs 52.9g 77g 8%
Phosphorus 165mg 114mg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.44mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.256mg 5%
Choline 37.5mg 8mg 5%
Protein 7g 4.6g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.103mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.62mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 77g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 65.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.285mg 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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.2%
Contains more FatsFats +327.2%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.6%
Contains more WaterWater +347.4%

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
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +538.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +249.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.