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Potato salad vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potato salad and oranges

  • Potato salad has more copper, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, oranges have more vitamin C and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for oranges is 48% higher.

Food types used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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%
Orange
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.3%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +162.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +304%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +432%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 53.2mg 48%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.025g 25%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 0mg 23%
Fats 8.2g 0.12g 12%
Copper 0.118mg 0.045mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.5µg 7%
Iron 0.65mg 0.1mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.023g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.015g 6%
Folate 7µg 30µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.25mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 14mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 47kcal 5%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.282mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2.4g 4%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.025mg 3%
Protein 2.68g 0.94g 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.07mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 40mg 2%
Potassium 254mg 181mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.087mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 11.75g 0%
Net carbs 9.87g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.018mg 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
Orange
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6733.3%
Contains more OtherOther +343.2%
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
~equal in Carbs ~11.75g

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
Orange
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10682.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14848%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.