Potato vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are potatoes and vegetable different?
- Potatoes are richer in vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin C, while vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and vitamin B2.
- Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 85% more than potatoes.
- Potatoes contain 4 times more vitamin B6 than vegetable. Potatoes contain 0.311mg of vitamin B6, while vegetable contains 0.074mg.
- Potatoes have a higher glycemic index (86) than vegetable (66).
Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +27.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +216.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +31.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +42.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +37.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +66.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +36.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +73.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +65.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +149% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +320.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +47.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +21300% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +850% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +10.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +150% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1075% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +62.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 214µg | 24% |
| Vitamin K | 2µg | 23.5µg | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.311mg | 0.074mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 535mg | 169mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 4.4g | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.219mg | 0.379mg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 9.6mg | 3.2mg | 7% |
| Starch | 17.27g | 7% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.048mg | 0.12mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.376mg | 0.151mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.118mg | 0.083mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.08mg | 0.82mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.41mg | 0.851mg | 3% |
| Carbs | 21.15g | 13.09g | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 70mg | 51mg | 3% |
| Folate | 28µg | 19µg | 2% |
| Choline | 14.8mg | 24.1mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0.38mg | 2% |
| Protein | 2.5g | 2.86g | 1% |
| Calories | 93kcal | 65kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.064mg | 0.071mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 35mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.36mg | 0.49mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 25mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 22mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.13g | 0.15g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 18.95g | 8.69g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.18g | 3.12g | N/A |
| Selenium | 0.4µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.034g | 0.031g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.003g | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.057g | 0.072g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.025mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.081mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.08mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.119mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.13mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.038mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.099mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.125mg | 0.149mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.042mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.34g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +61.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +98.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +14.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +15.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +233.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +26.3% |
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Saturated fat
~0.031g
