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Potato chips vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato chips and sweet and sour

  • Potato chips are higher than sweet and sour in vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin K.
  • Potato chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 61% higher.
  • Potato chips have a lower glycemic index (56) than sweet and sour (70).

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +737.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1187.9%
Contains more IronIron +676.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2257.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1925%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +257.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +91000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +936.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1946.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +332.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1145.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10950%
Contains more FolateFolate +462.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1462.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.01mg 61%
Fats 34.6g 0.02g 53%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0g 50%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.053mg 47%
Potassium 1275mg 99mg 35%
Copper 0.306mg 0.079mg 25%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 8.7mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.187mg 23%
Phosphorus 165mg 7mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Calories 536kcal 150kcal 19%
Fiber 4.8g 0.1g 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0.2µg 18%
Iron 1.63mg 0.21mg 18%
Sodium 8mg 371mg 16%
Magnesium 67mg 8mg 14%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.761mg 14%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.4µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.019mg 14%
Protein 7g 0.27g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.048mg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.09mg 9%
Folate 45µg 8µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.093mg 6%
Choline 37.5mg 2.4mg 6%
Carbs 52.9g 38.22g 5%
Calcium 24mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2492.6%
Contains more FatsFats +172900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.4%
Contains more OtherOther +195.1%
Contains more WaterWater +3072.1%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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