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Potato vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potatoes and pickled cucumber

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while pickled cucumber has more vitamin K.
  • Pickled cucumber covers your daily need for sodium, 52% more than potatoes.
  • The amount of sodium in potatoes is lower.
  • Pickled cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour.

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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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1747.8%
Contains more IronIron +102.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +307.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1718.2%
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
8
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1870%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +676.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3211.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +236.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 1208mg 52%
Vitamin K 2µg 47µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.009mg 22%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 1mg 21%
Potassium 425mg 23mg 12%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.011mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Phosphorus 57mg 14mg 6%
Carbs 17.49g 2.26g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 4mg 5%
Iron 0.81mg 0.4mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.038mg 5%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 1.2g 4%
Protein 2.05g 0.33g 3%
Calories 77kcal 11kcal 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.02mg 3%
Copper 0.11mg 0.085mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.01mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 0.82g 1.06g N/A
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.005mg 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% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +521.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +673.9%
Contains more FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +18.7%
Contains more OtherOther +179.5%

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.9%

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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/nutrients

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

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