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Potato vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potatoes and hot sauce

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, copper, potassium, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 115% more than potatoes.
  • Hot sauce has 7 times less fiber than potatoes. Potatoes have 2.1g of fiber, while hot sauce has 0.3g.
  • Potatoes contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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
10
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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.1%
Contains more IronIron +68.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +292.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +418.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +308.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
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 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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +317.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +279.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 74.8mg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.157mg 11%
Copper 0.11mg 0.028mg 9%
Potassium 425mg 144mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.3g 7%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.049mg 7%
Phosphorus 57mg 11mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Carbs 17.49g 1.75g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0.254mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5mg 4%
Iron 0.81mg 0.48mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.082mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.036mg 4%
Protein 2.05g 0.51g 3%
Calories 77kcal 11kcal 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.11mg 2%
Folate 15µg 6µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.12mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.196g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 1.45g N/A
Calcium 12mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin K 2µg 2.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +302%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +899.4%
Contains more FatsFats +311.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%
Contains more OtherOther +559.8%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +366.7%

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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.