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Potato chips vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and groat different?

  • Potato chips are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium; however, groat is richer in copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for groat is 88% higher.
  • Groat has less saturated fat.

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Buckwheat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +244.8%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195.5%
~equal in Selenium ~8.3µg

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +206.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Groat DV% diff.
Copper 0.306mg 1.1mg 88%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 1.039g 74%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 61%
Fats 34.6g 3.4g 48%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.741g 46%
Magnesium 67mg 231mg 39%
Manganese 0.44mg 1.3mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.21mg 35%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 0mg 35%
Phosphorus 165mg 347mg 26%
Potassium 1275mg 460mg 24%
Histidine 153mg 0.309mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 1.04g 22%
Fiber 4.8g 10g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 7.02mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.425mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 1.233mg 17%
Protein 7g 13.25g 13%
Zinc 1.09mg 2.4mg 12%
Calories 536kcal 343kcal 10%
Iron 1.63mg 2.2mg 7%
Choline 37.5mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.101mg 6%
Carbs 52.9g 71.5g 6%
Folate 45µg 30µg 4%
Calcium 24mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 61.5g N/A
Sugar 0.22g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 8.1µg 8.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.192mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.506mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.498mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.672mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.172mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.678mg 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
Groat
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13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +917.6%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.2%
Contains more WaterWater +413.2%

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
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26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +846.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1071.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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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. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.