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Shallot vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and potatoes different?

  • Potatoes have more vitamin C and vitamin B3 than shallot.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for potatoes is 13% higher.
  • Shallot contains 10 times more sugar than potatoes. While shallot contains 7.87g of sugar, potatoes contain only 0.82g.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than potatoes (86).

Shallots, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw are the varieties used 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Potato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more IronIron +48.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~57mg

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Potato
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +146.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +430.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.295mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 19.7mg 13%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Folate 34µg 15µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.061mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 0.81mg 5%
Fiber 3.2g 2.1g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.298mg 4%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.2mg 4%
Potassium 334mg 425mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 12mg 3%
Copper 0.088mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.081mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.032mg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2µg 1%
Protein 2.5g 2.05g 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 72kcal 77kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 16.8g 17.49g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 15.39g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 0.82g N/A
Phosphorus 60mg 57mg 0%
Sodium 12mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.295mg 0%
Choline 11.3mg 12.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
~equal in Fats ~0.09g
~equal in Carbs ~17.49g
~equal in Water ~79.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.042g

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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.