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Potato vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potatoes and soybean meal

  • Potatoes contain less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5 than soybean meal.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 210% higher.
  • Soybean meal has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybean meal is 68, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Soy meal, defatted, 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
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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1230.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +485.9%
Contains more IronIron +1591.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1718.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1586.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1129.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +725%

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
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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 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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +753.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +684.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +569.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1920%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.11mg 2mg 210%
Iron 0.81mg 13.7mg 161%
Manganese 0.2mg 3.8mg 157%
Protein 2.05g 49.2g 94%
Phosphorus 57mg 701mg 92%
Folate 15µg 303µg 72%
Magnesium 23mg 306mg 67%
Potassium 425mg 2490mg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.691mg 51%
Zinc 0.3mg 5.06mg 43%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 1.976mg 34%
Calcium 12mg 244mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.569mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.251mg 17%
Calories 77kcal 337kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 2.587mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 1.045g 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Carbs 17.49g 35.89g 6%
Selenium 0.4µg 3.3µg 5%
Fats 0.09g 2.39g 4%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.268g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.409g 1%
Net carbs 15.39g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Sodium 6mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 1.212mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +1041.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2300%
Contains more FatsFats +2555.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.2%
Contains more OtherOther +398.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2388.1%

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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.