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Potato salad vs. Corn raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato salad and corn raw

  • Potato salad has more copper and selenium, while corn raw has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 23% higher.
  • Corn raw contains 35 times less sodium than potato salad. Potato salad contains 529mg of sodium, while corn raw contains 15mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in corn raw is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared and Corn, sweet, yellow, raw.

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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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +583.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.4%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Corn raw DV% diff.
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 15mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.487g 22%
Fats 8.2g 1.35g 11%
Folate 7µg 42µg 9%
Copper 0.118mg 0.054mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.155mg 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.6µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.77mg 6%
Magnesium 15mg 37mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.325g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.432g 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 89mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.093mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.717mg 4%
Vitamin C 10mg 6.8mg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.163mg 3%
Calories 143kcal 86kcal 3%
Fiber 1.3g 2g 3%
Carbs 11.17g 18.7g 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 9µg 3%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.52mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 2mg 2%
Protein 2.68g 3.27g 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.46mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 16.7g N/A
Potassium 254mg 270mg 0%
Sugar 6.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g N/A

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
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +507.4%
Contains more OtherOther +209.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.4%
~equal in Water ~76.05g

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
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +474.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +667.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/nutrients

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

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