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Potato vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potatoes and chocolate chip cookie

  • Potatoes have more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, chocolate chip cookie is richer in copper, iron, manganese, selenium, and vitamin A.
  • Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 70% more than potatoes.
  • Chocolate chip cookie has 99 times less vitamin C than potatoes. Potatoes have 19.7mg of vitamin C, while chocolate chip cookie has 0.2mg.
  • Potatoes contain less sodium.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter.

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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
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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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +139.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +216.7%
Contains more IronIron +206.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +250.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +213.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2700%

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
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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 0.67% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +254.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +453.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Chocolate chip cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.025g 14.071g 64%
Fats 0.09g 28.4g 44%
Copper 0.11mg 0.386mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 4.541g 30%
Cholesterol 0mg 70mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 0.2mg 22%
Calories 77kcal 488kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 8.241g 21%
Iron 0.81mg 2.48mg 21%
Selenium 0.4µg 11.2µg 20%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.663mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.084mg 16%
Sodium 6mg 341mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 139µg 15%
Carbs 17.49g 58.2g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.177mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.184mg 9%
Magnesium 23mg 55mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Protein 2.05g 5.7g 7%
Phosphorus 57mg 100mg 6%
Potassium 425mg 221mg 6%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.94mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Folate 15µg 33µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Calcium 12mg 38mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 1.365mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.259mg 1%
Net carbs 15.39g 58.2g N/A
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.391mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.27mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.279mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.123mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +1290.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +178%
Contains more FatsFats +31455.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +232.8%
Contains more OtherOther +78.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +411950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10711.9%

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. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/nutrients

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

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