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Potato salad vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato salad and wheat

  • The amount of selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1 in wheat is higher than in potato salad.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 155% more than potato salad.
  • Wheat has 265 times less sodium than potato salad. Potato salad has 529mg of sodium, while wheat has 2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared and Wheat, durum.

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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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +860%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.7%
Contains more IronIron +441.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +368.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1241.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +876.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2882.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2080.5%

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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +444.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +657.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +514.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 4.1µg 89.4µg 155%
Manganese 0.101mg 3.012mg 127%
Phosphorus 52mg 508mg 65%
Copper 0.118mg 0.553mg 48%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 6.738mg 37%
Iron 0.65mg 3.52mg 36%
Zinc 0.31mg 4.16mg 35%
Magnesium 15mg 144mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.419mg 29%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 2mg 23%
Protein 2.68g 13.68g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.419mg 21%
Carbs 11.17g 71.13g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.978g 18%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Calories 143kcal 339kcal 10%
Fats 8.2g 2.47g 9%
Folate 7µg 43µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.935mg 8%
Potassium 254mg 431mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.121mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.344g 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.454g 4%
Calcium 19mg 34mg 2%
Net carbs 9.87g 71.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +232%
Contains more WaterWater +594.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +410.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +536.8%
~equal in Other ~1.78g

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +620.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +282.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.