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Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine vs. Potato wedges — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine and potato wedges

  • Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine has more polyunsaturated fat; however, potato wedges have more vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for potato wedges is 13% higher.
  • Potato wedges have 7 times less polyunsaturated fat than potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine. Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine has 0.746g of polyunsaturated fat, while potato wedges have 0.102g.
  • Potato wedges are lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine and USDA Commodity, Potato wedges, frozen.

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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% 17% 33% 21% 54% 11% 27% 44% 22% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.5% 35% 26% 0% 10% 37% 6.4% 0% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +22.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Potassium ~394mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.37mg

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 35% 11% 0% 0% 17% 21% 20% 31% 41% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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 37% 0% 0% 0% 25% 9.2% 29% 0% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~11.2mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine Potato wedges DV% diff.
Copper 0.163mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.35mg 13%
Sodium 335mg 49mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 10%
Manganese 0.166mg 7%
Carbs 10.78g 25.5g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.746g 0.102g 4%
Saturated fat 1.377g 0.55g 4%
Calcium 57mg 15mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.092mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Folate 11µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.053mg 1.54mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.069mg 0.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 63mg 87mg 3%
Calories 88kcal 123kcal 2%
Fats 3.68g 2.2g 2%
Iron 0.57mg 0.7mg 2%
Cholesterol 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 10.6mg 11.2mg 1%
Protein 2.87g 2.7g 0%
Net carbs 8.88g 23.5g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Potassium 378mg 394mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 2g 0%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.37mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 1.352g 1.451g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.144mg 0%
Leucine 0.225mg 0%
Lysine 0.192mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.174mg 0%
Histidine 0.07mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 11% 81% 2%
Protein: 2.87 g
Fats: 3.68 g
Carbs: 10.78 g
Water: 80.94 g
Other: 1.73 g
3% 2% 26% 68%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 2.2 g
Carbs: 25.5 g
Water: 68.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +67.3%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.5%
~equal in Protein ~2.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 39% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.377 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.352 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.746 g
26% 69% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.451 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +631.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~1.451g

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, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170525/nutrients
  2. Potato wedges - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168443/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.