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Potato flour vs. Tostada shells — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato flour and tostada shells

  • Potato flour has more vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper; however, tostada shells are higher in vitamin B1 and zinc.
  • Tostada shells cover your daily saturated fat needs 35% more than potato flour.
  • Tostada shells contain 4 times less potassium than potato flour. Potato flour contains 1001mg of potassium, while tostada shells contain 237mg.
  • Potato flour has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato flour and Tostada shells, corn.

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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 46% 20% 88% 52% 66% 15% 72% 7.2% 41% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 23% 21% 57% 49% 34% 87% 86% 47% 12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +322.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains more IronIron +10.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 13% 0% 5% 0% 57% 12% 66% 28% 177% 0% 0% 19% 22%
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% 88% 22% 29% 11% 84% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato flour Tostada shells DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.15g 8.285g 54%
Fats 0.34g 23.38g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.769mg 0.363mg 31%
Saturated fat 0.09g 7.011g 31%
Sodium 55mg 657mg 26%
Starch 55.4g 23%
Potassium 1001mg 237mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 7.217g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.507mg 1.553mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.228mg 0.353mg 10%
Choline 39.5mg 7%
Folate 25µg 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.23mg 6%
Carbs 83.1g 64.43g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.474mg 0.191mg 6%
Calories 357kcal 474kcal 6%
Copper 0.197mg 0.148mg 5%
Phosphorus 168mg 203mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.051mg 0.094mg 3%
Magnesium 65mg 76mg 3%
Selenium 1.1µg 2.2µg 2%
Protein 6.9g 6.15g 2%
Manganese 0.313mg 0.363mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Iron 1.38mg 1.53mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 76mg 1%
Net carbs 77.2g 58.63g N/A
Sugar 3.52g N/A
Fiber 5.9g 5.8g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.163g N/A
Tryptophan 0.115mg 0%
Threonine 0.28mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.299mg 0%
Leucine 0.425mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.316mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.124g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 83% 7% 3%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 83.1 g
Water: 6.52 g
Other: 3.14 g
6% 23% 64% 3% 3%
Protein: 6.15 g
Fats: 23.38 g
Carbs: 64.43 g
Water: 3.32 g
Other: 2.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29%
Contains more WaterWater +96.4%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +6776.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 3% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 g
31% 32% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.285 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +90112.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5423.3%

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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 flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168446/nutrients
  2. Tostada shells - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167525/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.