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Potato chips vs. Granola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato chips and granola

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E; however, granola is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Granola covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 500% more than potato chips.
  • Granola has 8 times less saturated fat than potato chips. Potato chips have 10.96g of saturated fat, while granola has 1.39g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola without Raisins.

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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 49% 9.9% 19% 139% 200% 210% 98% 34% 0% 94%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +493%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +127%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +606.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +113.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~68mg

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 20% 153% 49% 32% 190% 201% 191% 0% 942% 1500% 3.3% 612% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +418.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +274.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +355.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +341.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +518.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1713.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Granola DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 12µg 500%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 4.08mg 263%
Folate 45µg 816µg 193%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 1.6g 70%
Zinc 1.09mg 7.7mg 60%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.87mg 52%
Vitamin A 0µg 459µg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.76mg 49%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 2.43mg 45%
Fats 34.6g 5.7g 44%
Saturated fat 10.96g 1.39g 44%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 10.2mg 40%
Copper 0.306mg 0.6mg 33%
Potassium 1275mg 215mg 31%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 6mg 28%
Iron 1.63mg 3.7mg 26%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Manganese 0.44mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 2.5g 18%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 1.3µg 17%
Selenium 8.1µg 17.3µg 17%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.1µg 11%
Sodium 8mg 257mg 11%
Vitamin D 0IU 82IU 10%
Carbs 52.9g 80.9g 9%
Phosphorus 165mg 228mg 9%
Fiber 4.8g 7g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 8%
Calories 536kcal 389kcal 7%
Choline 37.5mg 22.6mg 3%
Protein 7g 8.7g 3%
Calcium 24mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 73.9g N/A
Magnesium 67mg 68mg 0%
Sugar 0.22g 28.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 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
9% 6% 81% 4%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 5.7 g
Carbs: 80.9 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +507%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.9%
Contains more WaterWater +84.2%

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
25% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.39 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +293.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +660.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%

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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

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.