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Potato vs. Garlic powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes and garlic powder

  • Garlic powder has more vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, copper, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, and potassium than potatoes.
  • Garlic powder's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 104% more.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of garlic powder is 5.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Spices, garlic powder.

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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 55% 24% 105% 212% 178% 82% 177% 7.8% 128% 130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +558.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.7%
Contains more IronIron +597.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +384.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +896.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +626.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +389.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5875%

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 4% 0% 13% 0% 109% 33% 15% 45% 382% 0% 1% 35% 37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +437%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455%
Contains more FolateFolate +213.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +457.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Garlic powder DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 1.654mg 104%
Iron 0.81mg 5.65mg 61%
Phosphorus 57mg 414mg 51%
Copper 0.11mg 0.533mg 47%
Selenium 0.4µg 23.9µg 43%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.979mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.435mg 30%
Protein 2.05g 16.55g 29%
Fiber 2.1g 9g 28%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.99mg 24%
Potassium 425mg 1193mg 23%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 1.2mg 21%
Carbs 17.49g 72.73g 18%
Magnesium 23mg 77mg 13%
Calories 77kcal 331kcal 13%
Choline 12.1mg 67.5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.743mg 9%
Folate 15µg 47µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.141mg 8%
Calcium 12mg 79mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.67mg 4%
Sodium 6mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0.796mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.73g 1%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.249g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.178g 1%
Net carbs 15.39g 63.73g N/A
Sugar 0.82g 2.43g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.115g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.374mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.414mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.728mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.768mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.111mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.525mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.667mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.263mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g N/A

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
17% 73% 6% 4%
Protein: 16.55 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 72.73 g
Water: 6.45 g
Other: 3.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1128.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +707.3%
Contains more FatsFats +711.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +315.8%
Contains more OtherOther +216.1%

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
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.249 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.178 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +323.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
84% 3% 13%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.05 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +342.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1105.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +19.2%
~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. Garlic powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171325/nutrients

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

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