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Potato salad vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potato salad and Coca-Cola

  • Coca-Cola contains less copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, selenium, and iron than potato salad.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for potato salad is 23% higher.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index than potato salad.

Food types used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12600%
Contains more IronIron +490.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +11700%
Contains more ZincZinc +1450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +420%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0g 25%
Sodium 529mg 4mg 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.118mg 0.001mg 13%
Fats 8.2g 0.02g 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 254mg 2mg 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.1µg 7%
Iron 0.65mg 0.11mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.68g 0.07g 5%
Calories 143kcal 37kcal 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.002mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.02mg 3%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 19mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 11.17g 9.56g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 8.97g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3728.6%
Contains more FatsFats +40900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4775%
Contains more WaterWater +18.8%

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/nutrients

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

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