Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes
  4. Potato sticks
  5. Compare
  6. Potato sticks vs. Plantain chips

Potato sticks vs. Plantain chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between potato sticks and plantain chips

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin E, vitamin B3, vitamin C, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and potassium; however, plantain chips have more vitamin A and vitamin B5.
  • Plantain chips' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 28% more.
  • Potato sticks have 20 times more selenium than plantain chips. Potato sticks have 8.1µg of selenium, while plantain chips have 0.4µg.
  • Plantain chips are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, potato sticks and Snacks, plantain chips, salted.

Infographic

Potato sticks vs Plantain chips infographic
Infographic link

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 51% 2.7% 69% 36% 66% 10% 33% 26% 36% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.4%
Contains more IronIron +134%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +167.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1925%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.1%

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 107% 23% 101% 0% 16% 9.2% 15% 66% 106% 0% 72% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +496.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Plantain chips DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 11.739g 41%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 5.04mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 0.802mg 25%
Starch 50.8g 21%
Sodium 633mg 202mg 19%
Vitamin C 47.3mg 32.1mg 17%
Iron 2.27mg 0.97mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 1.1mg 14%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.4µg 14%
Potassium 1237mg 786mg 13%
Copper 0.315mg 0.198mg 13%
Phosphorus 172mg 78mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 0.46mg 11%
Protein 6.7g 2.28g 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 69µg 8%
Fats 34.4g 29.59g 7%
Manganese 0.423mg 0.276mg 6%
Choline 34.9mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.37mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 28.6µg 5%
Carbs 53.3g 63.84g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 0.065mg 3%
Magnesium 64mg 71mg 2%
Saturated fat 8.88g 8.337g 2%
Calcium 18mg 9mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 5.632g 1%
Folate 40µg 35µg 1%
Calories 522kcal 531kcal 0%
Net carbs 49.9g 60.34g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 0.92g N/A
Fiber 3.4g 3.5g 0%
Trans fat 0.185g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.028g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.078g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

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
2% 30% 64% 2% 2%
Protein: 2.28 g
Fats: 29.59 g
Carbs: 63.84 g
Water: 2.09 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +193.9%
Contains more FatsFats +16.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
~equal in Water ~2.09g

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
32% 22% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.337 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.632 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.739 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~8.337g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.632g

People also compare

Potato sticks
Potato sticks vs French fries
French fries
Potato sticks
Potato sticks vs Sweet potato chips
Sweet potato chips
Potato sticks
Potato sticks vs Bread sticks
Bread sticks
Plantain chips
Plantain chips vs Potato chips
Potato chips
Plantain chips
Plantain chips vs Banana chips
Banana chips
Plantain chips
Plantain chips vs Corn chips
Corn chips

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. Plantain chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173142/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.