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Potato vs. Potato flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potatoes and potato flour?

  • Potatoes are higher in vitamin C, yet potato flour is higher in vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, magnesium, and copper.
  • Potato flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 35% more.
  • Potatoes have 3 times more vitamin C than potato flour. While potatoes have 9.6mg of vitamin C, potato flour has only 3.8mg.

We used Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Potato flour types in this article.

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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
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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 46% 20% 88% 52% 66% 15% 72% 7.2% 41% 6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +132.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.1%
Contains more IronIron +27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%

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.
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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 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 13% 0% 5% 0% 57% 12% 66% 28% 177% 0% 0% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +525%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.051mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Potato flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.769mg 35%
Carbs 21.15g 83.1g 21%
Fiber 2.2g 5.9g 15%
Potassium 535mg 1001mg 14%
Phosphorus 70mg 168mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.228mg 14%
Calories 93kcal 357kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 1.41mg 3.507mg 13%
Protein 2.5g 6.9g 9%
Magnesium 28mg 65mg 9%
Copper 0.118mg 0.197mg 9%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 3.8mg 6%
Calcium 15mg 65mg 5%
Iron 1.08mg 1.38mg 4%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.313mg 4%
Choline 14.8mg 39.5mg 4%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.54mg 2%
Sodium 10mg 55mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.376mg 0.474mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.25mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.1µg 1%
Folate 28µg 25µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.15g 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 18.95g 77.2g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 3.52g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.051mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.115mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0.28mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0.299mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0.425mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.316mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.166mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
7% 83% 7% 3%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 83.1 g
Water: 6.52 g
Other: 3.14 g
Contains more WaterWater +1048.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +176%
Contains more FatsFats +161.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +292.9%
Contains more OtherOther +136.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
36% 3% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.2%

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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. Potato flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168446/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.