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Tarragon vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tarragon and potatoes

  • The amount of iron, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, magnesium, potassium, folate, and copper in tarragon is higher than in potatoes.
  • Tarragon covers your daily need for iron, 394% more than potatoes.
  • Tarragon contains 2100 times more vitamin A than potatoes. While tarragon contains 4200IU of vitamin A, potatoes contain only 2IU.
  • Tarragon has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tarragon is 0, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, tarragon, dried 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 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
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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 +1408.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9391.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +610.6%
Contains more IronIron +3887.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +515.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +449.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3883.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%

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 167% 70% 0% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +209.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4084.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +743.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +708.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1726.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tarragon Potato DV% diff.
Iron 32.3mg 0.81mg 394%
Manganese 7.967mg 0.2mg 338%
Vitamin B6 2.41mg 0.298mg 162%
Calcium 1139mg 12mg 113%
Vitamin B2 1.339mg 0.032mg 101%
Magnesium 347mg 23mg 77%
Potassium 3020mg 425mg 76%
Folate 274µg 15µg 65%
Copper 0.677mg 0.11mg 63%
Vitamin B3 8.95mg 1.061mg 49%
Protein 22.77g 2.05g 41%
Phosphorus 313mg 57mg 37%
Vitamin C 50mg 19.7mg 34%
Zinc 3.9mg 0.3mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.698g 0.042g 24%
Vitamin A 210µg 0µg 23%
Fiber 7.4g 2.1g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.251mg 0.081mg 14%
Calories 295kcal 77kcal 11%
Carbs 50.22g 17.49g 11%
Fats 7.24g 0.09g 11%
Saturated fat 1.881g 0.025g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.4µg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Sodium 62mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.474g 0.002g 1%
Net carbs 42.82g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 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 +1010.7%
Contains more FatsFats +7944.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.1%
Contains more OtherOther +974.1%
Contains more WaterWater +923.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 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 +23600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8704.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/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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