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Potato chips vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and taro different?

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, vitamin K, copper, iron, and selenium than taro.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for potato chips is 55% higher.
  • Potato chips contain 22 times more vitamin K than taro. While potato chips contain 22.1µg of vitamin K, taro contains only 1µg.
  • Taro has less saturated fat.

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Taro, raw are the varieties 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +103%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.7%
Contains more IronIron +196.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +373.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1057.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.2%

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%
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +591.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +688%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2110%
Contains more FolateFolate +104.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Taro DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.083g 81%
Fats 34.6g 0.2g 53%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.041g 50%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 2.38mg 45%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 4.5mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.283mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0.016g 25%
Histidine 153mg 0.034mg 22%
Calories 536kcal 112kcal 21%
Potassium 1275mg 591mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.6mg 20%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 1µg 18%
Copper 0.306mg 0.172mg 15%
Iron 1.63mg 0.55mg 14%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.7µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.025mg 13%
Phosphorus 165mg 84mg 12%
Protein 7g 1.5g 11%
Carbs 52.9g 26.46g 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.23mg 8%
Magnesium 67mg 33mg 8%
Folate 45µg 22µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.095mg 6%
Choline 37.5mg 17.3mg 4%
Fiber 4.8g 4.1g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.303mg 2%
Calcium 24mg 43mg 2%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.383mg 2%
Net carbs 48.1g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 8mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.082mg 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
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +17200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.9%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more WaterWater +3617.9%

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
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14562.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.