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Tomato soup vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tomato soup and potatoes

  • Tomato soup contains less vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B1 than potatoes.
  • Potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% higher.
  • Potatoes contain 31 times less sodium than tomato soup. Tomato soup contains 186mg of sodium, while potatoes contain 6mg.
  • Tomato soup has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomato soup is 38, while the glycemic index of potatoes is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial 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 5% 2.4% 24% 11% 9.7% 2.5% 6.4% 24% 8.7% 8.2%
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 SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +228.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +179.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +198.5%

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 21% 3.3% 3.4% 0% 5% 1.6% 7.9% 0% 9.7% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.4%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +212.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +305%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +609.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +92.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato soup Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.298mg 20%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 19.7mg 15%
Copper 0.029mg 0.11mg 9%
Sodium 186mg 6mg 8%
Iron 0.29mg 0.81mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 2.1g 6%
Phosphorus 15mg 57mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Manganese 0.067mg 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.42mg 1.061mg 4%
Potassium 275mg 425mg 4%
Magnesium 7mg 23mg 4%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Carbs 7.45g 17.49g 3%
Protein 0.71g 2.05g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.007mg 0.032mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.4µg 2%
Calories 32kcal 77kcal 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 12.1mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 6.95g 15.39g N/A
Calcium 8mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 4.03g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin K 1.5µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.042g 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
7% 91%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 90.55 g
Other: 1.08 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 FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.8%
~equal in Other ~1.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.4%

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. Tomato soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171176/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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