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Tonic water vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tonic water and potatoes?

  • Potatoes are richer than tonic water in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, iron, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • The glycemic index of tonic water is lower.

We used Beverages, carbonated, tonic water and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw types 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.
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%
Potato
10
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 +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +8000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1733.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19900%
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%
Potato
10
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tonic water Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.298mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Potassium 0mg 425mg 13%
Copper 0.006mg 0.11mg 12%
Iron 0.01mg 0.81mg 10%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.2mg 9%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Phosphorus 0mg 57mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.061mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.295mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Protein 0g 2.05g 4%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Carbs 8.8g 17.49g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Choline 0mg 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Calories 34kcal 77kcal 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.3mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 1mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 8.8g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 8.8g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 12mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

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
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 WaterWater +15%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1020%

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. 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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.