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Red potato vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between red potato and radish?

  • The amount of copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus in red potato is higher than in radish.
  • Red potato's daily need coverage for copper is 14% more.
  • Radish contains 6 times less vitamin B3 than red potato. Red potato contains 1.595mg of vitamin B3, while radish contains 0.254mg.
  • Radish has a lower glycemic index (32) than red potato (89).

We used Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked and Radishes, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
Radish
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.9%
Contains more IronIron +105.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +248%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.8%

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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
Radish
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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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +528%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +198.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +115.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~25µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Radish DV% diff.
Copper 0.174mg 0.05mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.071mg 11%
Potassium 545mg 233mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 0.254mg 8%
Phosphorus 72mg 20mg 7%
Starch 15.15g 0g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.012mg 5%
Carbs 19.59g 3.4g 5%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.069mg 5%
Iron 0.7mg 0.34mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.165mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 16kcal 4%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.68g 3%
Choline 18.9mg 6.5mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 14.8mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.039mg 1%
Folate 27µg 25µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 39mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 17.79g 1.8g N/A
Sugar 1.43g 1.86g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.013mg 0%
Fructose 0.44g 0.71g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 g
Radish
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +238.2%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +476.2%
Contains more OtherOther +134.5%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%

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
Radish
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 15.15 g
Sucrose: 0.45 g
Glucose: 0.55 g
Fructose: 0.44 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Radish
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5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +350%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +90.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +61.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/nutrients
  2. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.