Potato chips vs. Khorasan wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and khorasan wheat different?

Potato chips are higher in vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, khorasan wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and iron.
Daily need coverage for selenium for khorasan wheat is 133% higher.
Khorasan wheat has less saturated fat.
Khorasan wheat has a lower glycemic index (40) than potato chips (56).

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked 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.

Potato chips

Khorasan wheat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+216.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94%
Contains more IronIron	+131.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+237.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+120.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+521.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+906.2%

~equal in Calcium ~22mg

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

Khorasan wheat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1393.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+154.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1127.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+45.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+136.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	8.1µg	81.5µg	133%
Manganese	0.44mg	2.735mg	100%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	0.621g	77%
Vitamin E	9.11mg	0.61mg	57%
Fats	34.6g	2.13g	50%
Saturated fat	10.96g	0.196g	49%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	0mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.566mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.259mg	31%
Phosphorus	165mg	364mg	28%
Iron	1.63mg	3.77mg	27%
Potassium	1275mg	403mg	26%
Fiber	4.8g	11.1g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	0.213g	24%
Zinc	1.09mg	3.68mg	24%
Copper	0.306mg	0.506mg	22%
Starch		52.41g	22%
Histidine	153mg	0.379mg	22%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	1.8µg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	6.375mg	16%
Magnesium	67mg	130mg	15%
Protein	7g	14.54g	15%
Folate	45µg		11%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	0.949mg	11%
Calories	536kcal	337kcal	10%
Carbs	52.9g	70.58g	6%
Choline	37.5mg	25.8mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.184mg	1%
Net carbs	48.1g	59.48g	N/A
Calcium	24mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	0.22g	7.84g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.005g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.442mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.566mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	1.112mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	0.416mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.251mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	0.772mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.687mg	0%
Fructose		0.11g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.048g	N/A