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Potato salad vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between potato salad and fettuccine?

  • Potato salad is richer in vitamin B6, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet fettuccine is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 18% higher.
  • Potato salad has 9 times more polyunsaturated fat than fettuccine. Potato salad has 3.737g of polyunsaturated fat, while fettuccine has 0.4g.
  • Fettuccine contains less cholesterol.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree types in this comparison.

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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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +210%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Fettuccine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.4g 22%
Cholesterol 68mg 14mg 18%
Sodium 529mg 166mg 16%
Copper 0.118mg 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 11%
Fats 8.2g 2.7g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.05mg 7%
Protein 2.68g 6.2g 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.8mg 6%
Manganese 0.101mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 25mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.9g 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Potassium 254mg 168mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.9g 2%
Calories 143kcal 99kcal 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.1mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.09mg 1%
Iron 0.65mg 0.6mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 28mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 14g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 12g N/A
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Folate 7µg 6µg 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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +203.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.3%
~equal in Water ~75.2g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +834.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37%

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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

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.