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Potato vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between potatoes and potatoes?

  • Potatoes have less vitamin C than potatoes.
  • Potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 11% higher.

We used Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt types in this comparison.

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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
Potato
1
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%
Potato
Potato
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 4.5% 47% 41% 39% 9.8% 30% 1.3% 29% 2.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.9%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.118mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.219mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
Potato
2
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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11%
Potato
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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +105.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.311mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.7mg 9.6mg 11%
Potassium 425mg 535mg 3%
Iron 0.81mg 1.08mg 3%
Folate 15µg 28µg 3%
Phosphorus 57mg 70mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 1.41mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.376mg 2%
Calories 77kcal 93kcal 1%
Protein 2.05g 2.5g 1%
Carbs 17.49g 21.15g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 28mg 1%
Copper 0.11mg 0.118mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.36mg 1%
Starch 15.29g 17.27g 1%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.219mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.064mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.311mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 18.95g N/A
Calcium 12mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g 1.18g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2.2g 0%
Sodium 6mg 10mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.04mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 2µg 2µg 0%
Choline 12.1mg 14.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.081mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.119mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.099mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.042mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
Potato
1
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Potato
Potato
4
3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.9%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
~equal in Water ~74.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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
Potato
Potato
2
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
Potato
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94% 2% 2% 2%
Starch: 17.27 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.44 g
Fructose: 0.34 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +12.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +135.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +41.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +30.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170093/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.