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Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt and tomatoes

  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt has more vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, tomatoes have more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Tomatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 17% more.
  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt has 48 times more sodium than tomatoes. Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt has 241mg of sodium, while tomatoes have 5mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, boiled, cooked without 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 14% 2.4% 29% 12% 56% 7.4% 17% 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 +81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.4%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
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 25% 0% 0.2% 0% 25% 4.4% 25% 31% 62% 0% 5.5% 6.8% 7.2%
Tomato
5
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 +164.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +471.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +236.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +259.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~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 without skin, flesh, with salt Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.269mg 0.08mg 15%
Copper 0.167mg 0.059mg 12%
Sodium 241mg 5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.509mg 0.089mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 13.7mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 7.9µg 5%
Carbs 20.01g 3.89g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 42µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.312mg 0.594mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.54mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 18kcal 3%
Fiber 2g 1.2g 3%
Potassium 328mg 237mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Protein 1.71g 0.88g 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 24mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.17mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.14mg 0.114mg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 6.7mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 18.01g 2.69g N/A
Calcium 8mg 10mg 0%
Iron 0.31mg 0.27mg 0%
Sugar 0.89g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 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 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.062mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.076mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.096mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 1.71 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 20.01 g
Water: 77.46 g
Other: 0.72 g
Tomato
2
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 +94.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +414.4%
Contains more OtherOther +41.2%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +22%

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
2
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 without skin, flesh, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170520/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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