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Potato salad vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potato salad and oats

  • Potato salad has less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, fiber, and zinc.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 209% more.
  • Oats have a higher glycemic index than potato salad.

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

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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%
Oats
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1080%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.9%
Contains more IronIron +626.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +430.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +905.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4767.3%

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%
Oats
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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% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +890.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.961mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Oats DV% diff.
Manganese 0.101mg 4.916mg 209%
Phosphorus 52mg 523mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.763mg 57%
Copper 0.118mg 0.626mg 56%
Iron 0.65mg 4.72mg 51%
Magnesium 15mg 177mg 39%
Fiber 1.3g 10.6g 37%
Zinc 0.31mg 3.97mg 33%
Protein 2.68g 16.89g 28%
Sodium 529mg 2mg 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Carbs 11.17g 66.27g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 1.349mg 16%
Folate 7µg 56µg 12%
Calories 143kcal 389kcal 12%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 2.535g 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.139mg 6%
Potassium 254mg 429mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 19mg 54mg 4%
Fats 8.2g 6.9g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.119mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.429g 1.217g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 2.178g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 55.67g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.961mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.405mg 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
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +18.8%
Contains more WaterWater +824.6%
Contains more OtherOther +13.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +530.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +493.3%

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
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.8%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/nutrients

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

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