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Garlic powder vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic powder and potatoes

  • Garlic powder has more vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, copper, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, and potassium than potatoes.
  • Garlic powder's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 104% more.
  • Garlic powder contains 60 times more selenium than potatoes. Garlic powder contains 23.9µg of selenium, while potatoes contain 0.4µg.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of garlic powder is 5.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, garlic powder and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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 55% 24% 105% 212% 178% 82% 177% 7.8% 128% 130%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +234.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +558.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.7%
Contains more IronIron +597.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +384.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +896.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +626.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +389.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5875%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%

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 4% 0% 13% 0% 109% 33% 15% 45% 382% 0% 1% 35% 37%
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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 +6600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +437%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455%
Contains more FolateFolate +213.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +457.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic powder Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.654mg 0.298mg 104%
Iron 5.65mg 0.81mg 61%
Phosphorus 414mg 57mg 51%
Copper 0.533mg 0.11mg 47%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.4µg 43%
Manganese 0.979mg 0.2mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.435mg 0.081mg 30%
Protein 16.55g 2.05g 29%
Fiber 9g 2.1g 28%
Zinc 2.99mg 0.3mg 24%
Potassium 1193mg 425mg 23%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 19.7mg 21%
Carbs 72.73g 17.49g 18%
Magnesium 77mg 23mg 13%
Calories 331kcal 77kcal 13%
Choline 67.5mg 12.1mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.743mg 0.295mg 9%
Folate 47µg 15µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.032mg 8%
Calcium 79mg 12mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin E 0.67mg 0.01mg 4%
Sodium 60mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.796mg 1.061mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.09g 1%
Saturated fat 0.249g 0.025g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.178g 0.042g 1%
Net carbs 63.73g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 2.43g 0.82g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.115g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.374mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.414mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.728mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.768mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.525mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.667mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 73% 6% 4%
Protein: 16.55 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 72.73 g
Water: 6.45 g
Other: 3.54 g
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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 +707.3%
Contains more FatsFats +711.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +315.8%
Contains more OtherOther +216.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1128.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.249 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.178 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +323.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 3% 13%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.05 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1105.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +19.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +342.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Garlic powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171325/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.

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