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Potato vs. Cervelat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potatoes and cervelat

  • The amount of vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and choline in cervelat is higher than in potatoes.
  • Cervelat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 229% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes contain less sodium.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of cervelat is 28.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork.

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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
5
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 23% 77% 50% 70% 48% 170% 0% 111%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +151.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +753.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4975%

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
5
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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
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 55% 0% 4.4% 17% 38% 76% 81% 0% 60% 688% 3.3% 1.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +53.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +931.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +306.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +552.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Cervelat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 5.5µg 229%
Sodium 6mg 1300mg 56%
Saturated fat 0.025g 11.51g 52%
Fats 0.09g 30.43g 47%
Selenium 0.4µg 20.3µg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 12.97g 32%
Protein 2.05g 17.45g 31%
Cholesterol 0mg 74mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.33mg 23%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.56mg 21%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 4.31mg 20%
Iron 0.81mg 2.04mg 15%
Calories 77kcal 362kcal 14%
Choline 12.1mg 78.9mg 12%
Manganese 0.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 57mg 111mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 1.2g 8%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.15mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 44IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Potassium 425mg 260mg 5%
Carbs 17.49g 3.33g 5%
Copper 0.11mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 16.6mg 3%
Folate 15µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.26mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 15.39g 3.33g N/A
Calcium 12mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g 0.85g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
2
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
17% 30% 3% 45% 4%
Protein: 17.45 g
Fats: 30.43 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 45.18 g
Other: 3.61 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +425.2%
Contains more WaterWater +75.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +751.2%
Contains more FatsFats +33711.1%
Contains more OtherOther +222.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
45% 51% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +648400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2757.1%

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. Cervelat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172940/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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