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Potato salad vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato salad and cocktail sauce

  • Cocktail sauce has less vitamin B5, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Potato salad covers your daily cholesterol needs 23% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.7%
Contains more IronIron +27.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.111mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +685.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.82mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0g 25%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 983mg 20%
Fats 8.2g 1.05g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.068mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Carbs 11.17g 28.22g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.021mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Protein 2.68g 1.36g 3%
Phosphorus 52mg 30mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.2µg 3%
Folate 7µg 17µg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 18µg 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.83mg 2%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.148mg 2%
Potassium 254mg 309mg 2%
Vitamin C 10mg 11.6mg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Calories 143kcal 124kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.047mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.38mg 1%
Copper 0.118mg 0.111mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 26.42g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.82mg 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.1%
Contains more FatsFats +681%
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.6%
Contains more OtherOther +89.7%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.