Potato salad vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and pecan pie different?

Potato salad is higher in vitamin C; however, pecan pie is richer in manganese, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for manganese for pecan pie is 27% higher.
Potato salad contains 50 times more vitamin C than pecan pie. While potato salad contains 10mg of vitamin C, pecan pie contains only 0.2mg.
Pecan pie has less sodium.
Potato salad has a lower glycemic index (45) than pecan pie (59).

Potato salad, home-prepared and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Potato salad

Pecan pie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+91%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+68.4%
Contains more IronIron	+127.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+229%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+605%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+192.7%

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.

Potato salad

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+271.4%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.847mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.101mg	0.712mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	2.48g	11.181g	22%
Fats	8.2g	22.2g	22%
Carbs	11.17g	52.2g	14%
Selenium	4.1µg	12µg	14%
Calories	143kcal	412kcal	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.737g	5.71g	13%
Sodium	529mg	262mg	12%
Saturated fat	1.429g	3.989g	12%
Vitamin C	10mg	0.2mg	11%
Iron	0.65mg	1.48mg	10%
Copper	0.118mg	0.211mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.188mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.18mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Phosphorus	52mg	94mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.141mg	0.06mg	6%
Zinc	0.31mg	1.02mg	6%
Cholesterol	68mg	87mg	6%
Vitamin A	32µg	82µg	6%
Folate	7µg	26µg	5%
Fiber	1.3g		5%
Protein	2.68g	4.9g	4%
Potassium	254mg	133mg	4%
Magnesium	15mg	26mg	3%
Calcium	19mg	32mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.534mg	0.479mg	1%
Net carbs	9.87g	52.2g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.89mg	0.847mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.116mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.141mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.202mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.171mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.066mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.135mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.172mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.062mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.008g	N/A