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Potato chips vs. Tonic water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between potato chips and tonic water?

  • Tonic water has less vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, and fiber than potato chips.
  • Potato chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 61% higher.
  • Tonic water has a lower glycemic index than potato chips.

We used Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Beverages, carbonated, tonic water types in this comparison.

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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 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +16200%
Contains more CopperCopper +5000%
Contains more ZincZinc +990%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Tonic water DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0mg 61%
Fats 34.6g 0g 53%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0mg 51%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0g 50%
Potassium 1275mg 0mg 38%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.306mg 0.006mg 33%
Calories 536kcal 34kcal 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0mg 24%
Phosphorus 165mg 0mg 24%
Histidine 153mg 0mg 22%
Iron 1.63mg 0.01mg 20%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.001mg 19%
Fiber 4.8g 0g 19%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0µg 18%
Magnesium 67mg 0mg 16%
Carbs 52.9g 8.8g 15%
Selenium 8.1µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0mg 14%
Protein 7g 0g 14%
Folate 45µg 0µg 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.1mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0mg 8%
Choline 37.5mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 24mg 1mg 2%
Net carbs 48.1g 8.8g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 8.8g N/A
Sodium 8mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0mg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +501.1%
Contains more OtherOther +3500%
Contains more WaterWater +4694.7%

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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. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/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.