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Potato vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes and Coca-Cola

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, iron, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B3 than Coca-Cola.
  • Potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of Coca-Cola is 63.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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
9
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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21150%
Contains more IronIron +636.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +10900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +470%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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
10
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3933.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 0mg 22%
Potassium 425mg 2mg 12%
Copper 0.11mg 0.001mg 12%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.002mg 9%
Iron 0.81mg 0.11mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0mg 7%
Phosphorus 57mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.05g 0.07g 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.02mg 3%
Carbs 17.49g 9.56g 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 0.3mg 2%
Calories 77kcal 37kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 2mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 0.82g 8.97g N/A
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0g 0%
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
4
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2828.6%
Contains more FatsFats +350%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2700%
Contains more WaterWater +14%

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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.