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Potato vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes and okra

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6 and potassium; however, okra has more manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1, folate, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for manganese is 25% more.
  • Potatoes have 2 times more potassium than okra. Potatoes have 535mg of potassium, while okra has 299mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Okra, raw.

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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
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 4.5% 47% 41% 39% 9.8% 30% 1.3% 29% 2.2%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.9%
Contains more IronIron +74.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +103.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +446.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +259.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Copper ~0.109mg

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
4
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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21% 8.1%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +575%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1465%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Okra DV% diff.
Manganese 0.219mg 0.788mg 25%
Vitamin K 2µg 31.3µg 24%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 23mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.2mg 11%
Folate 28µg 60µg 8%
Magnesium 28mg 57mg 7%
Calcium 15mg 82mg 7%
Potassium 535mg 299mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.215mg 7%
Starch 17.27g 0.34g 7%
Iron 1.08mg 0.62mg 6%
Carbs 21.15g 7.45g 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 36µg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 3.2g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.376mg 0.245mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.41mg 1mg 3%
Calories 93kcal 33kcal 3%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.27mg 2%
Phosphorus 70mg 61mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 2.5g 1.93g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Copper 0.118mg 0.109mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 18.95g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 1.48g N/A
Sodium 10mg 7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.026g 0%
Choline 14.8mg 12.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.031mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0.57g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
3
3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
Okra
2
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.9%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%
Contains more FatsFats +46.2%
Contains more WaterWater +19.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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94% 2% 2% 2%
Starch: 17.27 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.44 g
Fructose: 0.34 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +4979.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +37.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +50%
Contains more FructoseFructose +67.6%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170093/nutrients
  2. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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