Red potato vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between red potato and vegetable

Red potato has more potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and copper; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 24% more.
Red potato has 4 times more vitamin C than vegetable. Red potato has 12.6mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
Red potato has a higher glycemic index than vegetable.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Red potato

Vegetable

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+222.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+109.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+177.8%
Contains more IronIron	+17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+119.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Red potato

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+293.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+186.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+21300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+739.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1µg	214µg	24%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	23.5µg	17%
Potassium	545mg	169mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.074mg	11%
Vitamin C	12.6mg	3.2mg	10%
Fiber	1.8g	4.4g	10%
Copper	0.174mg	0.083mg	10%
Manganese	0.173mg	0.379mg	9%
Starch	15.15g		6%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.12mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.595mg	0.851mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.341mg	0.151mg	4%
Phosphorus	72mg	51mg	3%
Carbs	19.59g	13.09g	2%
Calcium	9mg	25mg	2%
Iron	0.7mg	0.82mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.38mg	2%
Folate	27µg	19µg	2%
Calories	89kcal	65kcal	1%
Protein	2.3g	2.86g	1%
Magnesium	28mg	22mg	1%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.49mg	1%
Sodium	12mg	35mg	1%
Selenium		0.3µg	1%
Choline	18.9mg	24.1mg	1%
Fructose	0.44g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	387kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	17.79g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	1.43g	3.12g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.071mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.026g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.043g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.075mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.074mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.109mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.12mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.035mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.091mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.115mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.039mg	0.073mg	0%