Potato chips vs. Tamale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and tamale different?

Potato chips are richer in vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B3, and manganese, while tamale is higher in vitamin B12.
Potato chips cover your daily need for vitamin E, 61% more than tamale.
Potato chips contain 18 times more vitamin C than tamale. Potato chips contain 31.1mg of vitamin C, while tamale contains 1.7mg.
Tamale is lower in saturated fat.
Tamale has a higher glycemic index (82) than potato chips (56).

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Tamales (Navajo) 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

Tamale

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+204.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+873.3%
Contains more IronIron	+33.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+385.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+152.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.8%

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

Tamale

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1729.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+234%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+146.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+361.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

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~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	0.688g	77%
Vitamin E	9.11mg	0mg	61%
Fats	34.6g	6.12g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.143mg	40%
Saturated fat	10.96g	2.396g	39%
Potassium	1275mg	131mg	34%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	1.7mg	33%
Copper	0.306mg	0.063mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.54µg	23%
Histidine	153mg	0.196mg	22%
Calories	536kcal	153kcal	19%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	2.739g	18%
Vitamin K	22.1µg		18%
Sodium	8mg	427mg	18%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	1.59mg	14%
Carbs	52.9g	18.12g	12%
Manganese	0.44mg	0.174mg	12%
Magnesium	67mg	22mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.05mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.08mg	9%
Phosphorus	165mg	99mg	9%
Folate	45µg	15µg	8%
Choline	37.5mg		7%
Fiber	4.8g	3.1g	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Starch		12.27g	5%
Iron	1.63mg	1.22mg	5%
Selenium	8.1µg	6µg	4%
Zinc	1.09mg	1.48mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	0.205mg	4%
Calcium	24mg	29mg	1%
Protein	7g	6.28g	1%
Net carbs	48.1g	15.02g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g	0.99g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.052mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.271mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	0.568mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	0.427mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.15mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	0.275mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.318mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.029g	N/A