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Potato salad vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potato salad and noodles

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, noodles has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for noodles is 36% higher.
  • Noodles is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +568.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more IronIron +126.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +482.9%

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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Noodles DV% diff.
Selenium 4.1µg 23.9µg 36%
Sodium 529mg 5mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.552g 21%
Folate 7µg 84µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.289mg 18%
Cholesterol 68mg 29mg 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Iron 0.65mg 1.47mg 10%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.315mg 9%
Fats 8.2g 2.07g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.046mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 2.077mg 7%
Potassium 254mg 38mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.136mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.581g 5%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.419g 5%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Carbs 11.17g 25.16g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.263mg 5%
Protein 2.68g 4.54g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.65mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 6µg 3%
Phosphorus 52mg 76mg 3%
Copper 0.118mg 0.098mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Calcium 19mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Calories 143kcal 138kcal 0%
Net carbs 9.87g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.3g 1.2g 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +296.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more OtherOther +290%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.2%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +577%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.