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Potato salad vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato salad and cheese sandwich?

  • Cheese sandwich is richer than potato salad in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 47% more.
  • Potato salad has 10 times more cholesterol than cheese sandwich. While potato salad has 68mg of cholesterol, cheese sandwich has only 7mg.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +973.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +303.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +634.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +972.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +492.7%

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%
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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +611.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Cheese sandwich DV% diff.
Phosphorus 52mg 382mg 47%
Manganese 0.101mg 1.083mg 43%
Selenium 4.1µg 24.3µg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 9.166g 36%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.427mg 28%
Fats 8.2g 25g 26%
Iron 0.65mg 2.62mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.358mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 10.351g 20%
Cholesterol 68mg 7mg 20%
Calcium 19mg 204mg 19%
Calories 143kcal 497kcal 18%
Carbs 11.17g 58.2g 16%
Folate 7µg 64µg 14%
Protein 2.68g 9.8g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 3.185mg 14%
Sodium 529mg 839mg 13%
Saturated fat 1.429g 4.129g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.261mg 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.5mg 9%
Magnesium 15mg 54mg 9%
Fiber 1.3g 3.1g 7%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.87mg 5%
Copper 0.118mg 0.16mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.622mg 2%
Potassium 254mg 306mg 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 21µg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 55.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.219mg 0%

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
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2275%
Contains more ProteinProtein +265.7%
Contains more FatsFats +204.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +421%
Contains more OtherOther +94.9%

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +317.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.3%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.