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Potato vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between potatoes and celery

  • Potatoes have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, and iron; however, celery is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Celery covers your daily vitamin K needs 23% more than potatoes.
  • Celery contains 6 times less vitamin C than potatoes. Potatoes contain 19.7mg of vitamin C, while celery contains 3.1mg.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Celery, raw.

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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
Potato
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Celery
Celery
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.5%
Contains more IronIron +305%
Contains more CopperCopper +214.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
Potato
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 66% 0% 0% 0.2% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11%
Celery
Celery
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 7.3% 5.4% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +535.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +231.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1365%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Celery DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 29.3µg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 3.1mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.074mg 17%
Iron 0.81mg 0.2mg 8%
Copper 0.11mg 0.035mg 8%
Starch 15.29g 0g 6%
Carbs 17.49g 2.97g 5%
Potassium 425mg 260mg 5%
Phosphorus 57mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.021mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0.32mg 5%
Folate 15µg 36µg 5%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.103mg 4%
Calories 77kcal 16kcal 3%
Protein 2.05g 0.69g 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 40mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 80mg 3%
Fiber 2.1g 1.6g 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.246mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 6.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.7g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 376kcal 232kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 130g 625g N/A
Fats 0.09g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 1.37g N/A
Sugar 0.82g 1.34g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
Potato
3
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Celery
Celery
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +488.9%
Contains more OtherOther +51.4%
Contains more FatsFats +88.9%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
Potato
1
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Celery
Celery
2
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
Potato
2
95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Celery
Celery
3
6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +112.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +29%
Contains more FructoseFructose +42.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients
  2. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.