Spanish rice vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spanish rice and potato chips different?

Potato chips are higher than spanish rice in vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium.
Potato chips cover your daily need for vitamin E, 57% more than spanish rice.
Spanish rice contains 66 times more sodium than potato chips. Spanish rice contains 528mg of sodium, while potato chips contain 8mg.

Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted types were 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.

Spanish rice

Potato chips

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+415.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+999.1%
Contains more IronIron	+41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+370.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+189.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.8%

~equal in Selenium ~8.1µg

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.

Spanish rice

Potato chips

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+31000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1418.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+704.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70%
Contains more CholineCholine	+312.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.167mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.402mg

~equal in Folate ~45µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	2.317g	12.17g	66%
Vitamin E	0.6mg	9.11mg	57%
Fats	5.29g	34.6g	45%
Saturated fat	1.005g	10.96g	45%
Vitamin B6	0.082mg	0.66mg	44%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	31.1mg	34%
Potassium	116mg	1275mg	34%
Copper	0.065mg	0.306mg	27%
Sodium	528mg	8mg	23%
Histidine	0.071mg	153mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	1.511g	9.84g	21%
Calories	185kcal	536kcal	18%
Phosphorus	57mg	165mg	15%
Fiber	1.2g	4.8g	14%
Magnesium	13mg	67mg	13%
Starch	27.55g		11%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.197mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.378mg	3.827mg	9%
Phenylalanine	153mg	0.31mg	9%
Vitamin K	13µg	22.1µg	8%
Carbs	31.16g	52.9g	7%
Protein	3.28g	7g	7%
Iron	1.15mg	1.63mg	6%
Zinc	0.48mg	1.09mg	6%
Choline	9.1mg	37.5mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Manganese	0.39mg	0.44mg	2%
Folate	50µg	45µg	1%
Fructose	0.42g		1%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.167mg	1%
Selenium	7.4µg	8.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	6µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	29.96g	48.1g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	24mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	0.22g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.415mg	0.402mg	0%
Trans fat	0.07g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.044mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.098mg	0.253mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.283mg	0%
Leucine	0.24mg	0.419mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.424mg	0%
Methionine	0.071mg	0.11mg	0%
Valine	0.137mg	0.392mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.238g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.052g		N/A