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Potato chips vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potato chips and horse meat

  • Potato chips have more vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 132% more.
  • Horse meat contains less saturated fat.
  • Potato chips have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potato chips is 56, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%
Contains more IronIron +208.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +250.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1455%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.16µg 132%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.85g 75%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 61%
Fats 34.6g 6.05g 44%
Iron 1.63mg 5.03mg 43%
Protein 7g 28.14g 42%
Saturated fat 10.96g 1.9g 41%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 2mg 32%
Potassium 1275mg 379mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.33mg 25%
Zinc 1.09mg 3.82mg 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 1.081mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 2.12g 19%
Fiber 4.8g 0g 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 18%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.022mg 18%
Calories 536kcal 175kcal 18%
Carbs 52.9g 0g 18%
Copper 0.306mg 0.171mg 15%
Phosphorus 165mg 247mg 12%
Folate 45µg 11%
Magnesium 67mg 25mg 10%
Selenium 8.1µg 13.5µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 8%
Choline 37.5mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 4.84mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.12mg 6%
Calcium 24mg 8mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 55mg 2%
Net carbs 48.1g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 1.458mg 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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +471.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +96.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +302%
Contains more WaterWater +3267.4%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +364.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1331.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%

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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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.