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Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt and tomatoes

  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt has more vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, tomatoes are richer in vitamin A.
  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 17% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes have 48 times less sodium than potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt. Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt has 240mg of sodium, while tomatoes have 5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt 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 16% 1.5% 33% 12% 63% 8.2% 19% 31% 18% 1.6%
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 +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.9%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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 43% 0% 1% 0% 27% 4.6% 27% 31% 69% 0% 5.5% 7.5% 7.4%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +186.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +484.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +980%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +259.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin C ~13.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.08mg 17%
Copper 0.188mg 0.059mg 14%
Sodium 240mg 5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.089mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.037mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 7.9µg 5%
Carbs 20.13g 3.89g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.439mg 0.594mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 42µg 5%
Potassium 379mg 237mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.54mg 3%
Phosphorus 44mg 24mg 3%
Calories 87kcal 18kcal 3%
Fiber 2g 1.2g 3%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Protein 1.87g 0.88g 2%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin C 13mg 13.7mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.17mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Choline 13.5mg 6.7mg 1%
Manganese 0.138mg 0.114mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 18.13g 2.69g N/A
Iron 0.31mg 0.27mg 0%
Sugar 0.91g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.068mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.114mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.083mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.105mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 76.98 g
Other: 0.92 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 +112.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +417.5%
Contains more OtherOther +80.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +22.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 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 +1450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.028g

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, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170114/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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