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Potato sticks vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato sticks and granola bars

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, granola bars are richer in manganese, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Granola bars cover your daily manganese needs 59% more than potato sticks.
  • Granola bars have 53 times less vitamin C than potato sticks. Potato sticks have 47.3mg of vitamin C, while granola bars have 0.9mg.
  • Granola bars contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato sticks and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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 46% 5.4% 109% 85% 105% 27% 74% 83% 55% 44%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +268.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.9%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +320.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +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 158% 0% 182% 0% 24% 27% 90% 24% 74% 0% 55% 30% 19%
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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5155.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +335.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +276.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +51.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +58.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.119mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Granola bars DV% diff.
Manganese 0.423mg 1.777mg 59%
Vitamin C 47.3mg 0.9mg 52%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 2.09mg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 12.05g 39%
Saturated fat 8.88g 2.37g 30%
Potassium 1237mg 336mg 27%
Fats 34.4g 19.8g 22%
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 1.581mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 0.085mg 18%
Phosphorus 172mg 277mg 15%
Selenium 8.1µg 16.2µg 15%
Sodium 633mg 294mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 0.264mg 14%
Zinc 0.99mg 2.03mg 9%
Iron 2.27mg 2.95mg 9%
Copper 0.315mg 0.392mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 5.3g 8%
Magnesium 64mg 97mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.813mg 8%
Protein 6.7g 10.1g 7%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 14.6µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 4.38g 4%
Calcium 18mg 61mg 4%
Folate 40µg 23µg 4%
Carbs 53.3g 64.4g 4%
Calories 522kcal 471kcal 3%
Choline 34.9mg 22mg 2%
Net carbs 49.9g 59.1g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 28.57g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.119mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.264mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.352mg 0%
Leucine 0.724mg 0%
Lysine 0.4mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.479mg 0%
Valine 0.508mg 0%
Histidine 0.216mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 34% 53% 2% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 34.4 g
Carbs: 53.3 g
Water: 2.2 g
Other: 3.4 g
10% 20% 64% 4% 2%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 19.8 g
Carbs: 64.4 g
Water: 3.9 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +88.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.8%
Contains more WaterWater +77.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.88 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.9 g
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%

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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 sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168854/nutrients
  2. Granola bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167542/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.