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Potato salad vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato salad and spaghetti

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, and monounsaturated fat; however, spaghetti is higher in selenium and manganese.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 41% more than potato salad.

Food varieties used in this article are Potato salad, home-prepared and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +477.3%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +543.9%

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% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +376.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 4.1µg 26.4µg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.326g 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 1mg 23%
Fats 8.2g 0.93g 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.322mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.112mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.049mg 7%
Carbs 11.17g 30.86g 7%
Protein 2.68g 5.8g 6%
Potassium 254mg 44mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.131g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.176g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.4mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.51mg 2%
Copper 0.118mg 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.5mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Calories 143kcal 158kcal 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 58mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 7mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +781.7%
Contains more WaterWater +22.3%
Contains more OtherOther +596.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.3%

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1793.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1046.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.