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Potato salad vs. Hummus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potato salad and hummus

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C; however, hummus has more copper, manganese, iron, folate, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Hummus's daily need coverage for copper is 45% more.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index than hummus.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared and Hummus, commercial.

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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 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +373.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +275.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +346.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +490.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +238.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +665.3%

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% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1085.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Hummus DV% diff.
Copper 0.118mg 0.527mg 45%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.773mg 29%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Iron 0.65mg 2.44mg 22%
Fiber 1.3g 6g 19%
Folate 7µg 83µg 19%
Phosphorus 52mg 176mg 18%
Zinc 0.31mg 1.83mg 14%
Magnesium 15mg 71mg 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Protein 2.68g 7.9g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.18mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.132mg 8%
Sodium 529mg 379mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.2mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 4.039g 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.6µg 3%
Calcium 19mg 38mg 2%
Fats 8.2g 9.6g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.582mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 3.613g 1%
Calories 143kcal 166kcal 1%
Potassium 254mg 228mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 14.29g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 8.29g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.064mg 0%
Saturated fat 1.429g 1.437g 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
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more OtherOther +20.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +194.8%
Contains more FatsFats +17.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.9%

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
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16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.437g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~3.613g

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/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.