Potato chips vs. Mixed nuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and mixed nuts different?

Potato chips are richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium, while mixed nuts are higher in manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Mixed nuts cover your daily need for manganese, 70% more than potato chips.
Potato chips contain 62 times more vitamin C than mixed nuts. Potato chips contain 31.1mg of vitamin C, while mixed nuts contain 0.5mg.
Potato chips have a higher glycemic index (56) than mixed nuts (24).

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added types were 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.

Potato chips

Mixed nuts

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+101.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+241.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+387.5%
Contains more IronIron	+60.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+196.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+208.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+176.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+363.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+318.5%

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.

Potato chips

Mixed nuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+6120%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+287.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+38.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.196mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.44mg	2.04mg	70%
Copper	0.306mg	0.907mg	67%
Selenium	8.1µg	33.9µg	47%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	28.488g	47%
Phosphorus	165mg	456mg	42%
Magnesium	67mg	229mg	39%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	0.5mg	34%
Fats	34.6g	53.95g	30%
Protein	7g	20.04g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.352mg	24%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	7.709mg	24%
Histidine	153mg	0.572mg	22%
Zinc	1.09mg	3.36mg	21%
Potassium	1275mg	632mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	14.612g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	1.14mg	15%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	5.7µg	14%
Iron	1.63mg	2.61mg	12%
Carbs	52.9g	21.05g	11%
Saturated fat	10.96g	8.711g	10%
Folate	45µg	83µg	10%
Fiber	4.8g	7g	9%
Vitamin E	9.11mg	7.82mg	9%
Calcium	24mg	117mg	9%
Calories	536kcal	607kcal	4%
Choline	37.5mg	52mg	3%
Starch		4.2g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.189mg	2%
Net carbs	48.1g	14.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g	4.15g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.196mg	0%
Trans fat		0.055g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.703mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.826mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	1.656mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	0.782mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.283mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	1.182mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	1.001mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.082g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		14.455g	N/A