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Tonic water vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tonic water and mashed potato

  • Mashed potato is richer than tonic water in vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mashed potato is 13% higher.
  • Tonic water contains 18 times more sugar than mashed potato. Tonic water contains 8.8g of sugar, while mashed potato contains 0.5g.
  • Tonic water has a lower glycemic index than mashed potato.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, carbonated, tonic water and Fast foods, potato, mashed.

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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 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +3000%
Contains more CopperCopper +483.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tonic water Mashed potato DV% diff.
Sodium 12mg 306mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.342g 9%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Potassium 0mg 286mg 8%
Phosphorus 0mg 59mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.08mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.9µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Fats 0g 2.82g 4%
Magnesium 0mg 15mg 4%
Iron 0.01mg 0.31mg 4%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.098mg 4%
Calories 34kcal 89kcal 3%
Protein 0g 1.65g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.577g 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.42mg 3%
Copper 0.006mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.72g 2%
Choline 0mg 13.4mg 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Calcium 1mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 8.8g 14.65g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 8.8g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 8.8g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.105g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1160%

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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. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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