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Potato chips vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato chips and marshmallow?

  • Potato chips are richer than marshmallow in vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, fiber, and manganese.
  • Potato chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 61% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in marshmallow is lower.

We used Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Candies, marshmallows types 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25400%
Contains more IronIron +608.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1962.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +376.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4806.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7940%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4400%
Contains more CholineCholine +37400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Marshmallow DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.047g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0mg 61%
Fats 34.6g 0.2g 53%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.003mg 51%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.056g 50%
Potassium 1275mg 5mg 37%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 0mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0.08g 24%
Copper 0.306mg 0.097mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.078mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 0.017mg 22%
Phosphorus 165mg 8mg 22%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.008mg 19%
Fiber 4.8g 0.1g 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0µg 18%
Iron 1.63mg 0.23mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.001mg 15%
Magnesium 67mg 2mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.001mg 14%
Selenium 8.1µg 1.7µg 12%
Calories 536kcal 318kcal 11%
Folate 45µg 1µg 11%
Protein 7g 1.8g 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.04mg 10%
Carbs 52.9g 81.3g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.005mg 8%
Choline 37.5mg 0.1mg 7%
Sodium 8mg 80mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 3mg 2%
Net carbs 48.1g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 57.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.05mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +288.9%
Contains more FatsFats +17200%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.7%
Contains more WaterWater +763.2%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25793.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.