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Potato salad vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and butter different?

  • Potato salad is higher in copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and iron; however, butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 245% higher.
  • Butter has less sodium.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than potato salad (45).

Potato salad, home-prepared and Butter, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +958.3%
Contains more IronIron +3150%
Contains more CopperCopper +637.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +244.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2425%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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.
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2019%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +385.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4600%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2037.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.429g 50.489g 223%
Fats 8.2g 81.11g 112%
Vitamin A 32µg 684µg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 23.43g 52%
Cholesterol 68mg 215mg 49%
Calories 143kcal 717kcal 29%
Sodium 529mg 11mg 23%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.003mg 11%
Copper 0.118mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Iron 0.65mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.11mg 8%
Potassium 254mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.005mg 6%
Selenium 4.1µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.042mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 3.01g 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Carbs 11.17g 0.06g 4%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.004mg 4%
Protein 2.68g 0.85g 4%
Magnesium 15mg 2mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.034mg 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.09mg 2%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +215.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18516.7%
Contains more WaterWater +323.6%
Contains more OtherOther +4775%
Contains more FatsFats +889.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +844.8%

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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 salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.