Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Potato vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between potatoes and potato bread

  • Potatoes have more vitamin C; however, potato bread is higher in phosphorus, folate, calcium, selenium, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Potato bread covers your daily phosphorus needs 43% 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 Bread, potato.

Infographic

Potato vs Potato bread 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.
Potato
2
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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1153.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.2%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2275%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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
3
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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21%
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 0% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1075%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +240%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Potato bread DV% diff.
Phosphorus 70mg 369mg 43%
Folate 28µg 126µg 25%
Protein 2.5g 12.5g 20%
Calcium 15mg 188mg 17%
Selenium 0.4µg 9.5µg 17%
Fiber 2.2g 6.3g 16%
Sodium 10mg 375mg 16%
Iron 1.08mg 2.25mg 15%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 0mg 11%
Zinc 0.36mg 1.44mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.188mg 10%
Calories 93kcal 266kcal 9%
Carbs 21.15g 47.07g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.376mg 0.817mg 9%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.232mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Fats 0.13g 3.13g 5%
Potassium 535mg 718mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.106mg 4%
Vitamin K 2µg 6.8µg 4%
Copper 0.118mg 0.094mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 24µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.253mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.41mg 1.25mg 1%
Choline 14.8mg 18.4mg 1%
Net carbs 18.95g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0 IU 2 IU 0%
Magnesium 28mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 9.38g N/A
Saturated fat 0.034g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.143mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
1
3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +123.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +2307.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.6%
Contains more OtherOther +182%

People also compare

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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.