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Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine and tomatoes

  • Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine has more phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, tomatoes have more vitamin A.
  • Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine's daily need coverage for sodium is 19% more.
  • Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine has 126 times more saturated fat than tomatoes. Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine has 3.53g of saturated fat, while tomatoes have 0.028g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1090%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.1%
Contains more IronIron +137%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +305.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +370.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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.
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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine Tomato DV% diff.
Sodium 433mg 5mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.53g 0.028g 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 24mg 13%
Fats 7.59g 0.2g 11%
Copper 0.16mg 0.059mg 11%
Calcium 119mg 10mg 11%
Protein 5.06g 0.88g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.019mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.076g 0.083g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.587g 0.031g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.089mg 6%
Calories 132kcal 18kcal 6%
Iron 0.64mg 0.27mg 5%
Potassium 396mg 237mg 5%
Cholesterol 15mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.17mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 13.7mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.594mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.037mg 2%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.114mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin A 64µg 42µg 2%
Carbs 11.27g 3.89g 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.2g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Folate 11µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +475%
Contains more FatsFats +3695%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189.7%
Contains more OtherOther +307.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 36% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.53 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.587 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.076 g
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8245.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1196.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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. Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170524/nutrients
  2. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

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

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