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Potato vs. Rainbow trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes and rainbow trout

  • Potatoes have more vitamin C; however, rainbow trout is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin E, and choline.
  • Rainbow trout's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 179% more.
  • Potatoes contain 7 times more vitamin C than rainbow trout. Potatoes contain 19.7mg of vitamin C, while rainbow trout contains 2.9mg.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of rainbow trout is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, 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
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 18% 7.5% 33% 12% 15% 12% 97% 6.7% 1.4% 129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more IronIron +161.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +139.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1718.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5800%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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
3
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 9.7% 28% 47% 239% 30% 21% 104% 100% 78% 538% 0.25% 8.3% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +579.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +424.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +465.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +437.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Rainbow trout DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 4.3µg 179%
Vitamin D 0µg 15.9µg 80%
Vitamin D 0IU 635IU 79%
Selenium 0.4µg 23.6µg 42%
Protein 2.05g 19.94g 36%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 5.567mg 28%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 1.667mg 27%
Phosphorus 57mg 226mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 59mg 20%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 2.9mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 2.34mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 1.507g 10%
Choline 12.1mg 65mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 84µg 9%
Fats 0.09g 6.18g 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.011mg 8%
Copper 0.11mg 0.046mg 7%
Carbs 17.49g 0g 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Iron 0.81mg 0.31mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.025g 1.383g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 1.979g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.09mg 4%
Calories 77kcal 141kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.12mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.45mg 1%
Folate 15µg 11µg 1%
Potassium 425mg 377mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 15.39g 0g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.047g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.915mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.962mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 1.696mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 1.916mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.618mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.815mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 1.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.614mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.217g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.516g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.059g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.466g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
20% 6% 74%
Protein: 19.94 g
Fats: 6.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.8 g
Other: 0.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1300%
Contains more ProteinProtein +872.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6766.7%
~equal in Water ~73.8g

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
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.979 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.507 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +98850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3488.1%

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. Rainbow trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173717/nutrients

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

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