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Potato vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between potatoes and pickled cucumber

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Pickled cucumber covers your daily sodium needs 52% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Pickles, cucumber, sour.

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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
10
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2226.1%
Contains more IronIron +170%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1890.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
8
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%
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +860%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +889.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3355.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more CholineCholine +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 10mg 1208mg 52%
Vitamin K 2µg 47µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.009mg 23%
Potassium 535mg 23mg 15%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 1mg 10%
Iron 1.08mg 0.4mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.41mg 0mg 9%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.011mg 9%
Phosphorus 70mg 14mg 8%
Folate 28µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.376mg 0.038mg 7%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Carbs 21.15g 2.26g 6%
Magnesium 28mg 4mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.5g 0.33g 4%
Calories 93kcal 11kcal 4%
Fiber 2.2g 1.2g 4%
Copper 0.118mg 0.085mg 4%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.01mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 0mg 2%
Choline 14.8mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 10µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 18.95g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 1.06g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.09mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.005mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
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3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +835.8%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more WaterWater +25.6%
Contains more OtherOther +135.3%

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.003g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.