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Potato salad vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potato salad and pea soup

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pea soup is higher in manganese.
  • Potato salad covers your daily need for cholesterol, 23% more than pea soup.
  • Potato salad has 26 times more polyunsaturated fat than pea soup. While potato salad has 3.737g of polyunsaturated fat, pea soup has only 0.142g.
  • Pea soup has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of pea soup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potato salad, home-prepared and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.9%
Contains more IronIron +12.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~47mg

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +989.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +605%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Pea soup DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.142g 24%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Fats 8.2g 1.09g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.049mg 10%
Vitamin C 10mg 0.6mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.02mg 9%
Sodium 529mg 336mg 8%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.245mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.372g 5%
Potassium 254mg 71mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 61kcal 4%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.524g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.462mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.025mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.64mg 3%
Copper 0.118mg 0.146mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.04mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 1.9g 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Selenium 4.1µg 3.6µg 1%
Protein 2.68g 3.2g 1%
Calcium 19mg 12mg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 47mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Iron 0.65mg 0.73mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 9.88g 0%
Net carbs 9.87g 7.98g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 3.19g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +652.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +52.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.4%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +566.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2531.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.3%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.