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Vegetable vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and potato salad different?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A, fiber, and manganese, while potato salad is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin C, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 82% more than potato salad.
  • Vegetable contains 4 times more manganese than potato salad. Vegetable contains 0.379mg of manganese, while potato salad contains 0.101mg.
  • Vegetable is lower in sodium.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index (66) than potato salad (45).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potato salad, home-prepared types were used 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.6%
Contains more IronIron +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +568.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +253.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.077mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.89mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 3.737g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 35mg 529mg 21%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Vitamin A 214µg 32µg 20%
Fats 0.15g 8.2g 12%
Fiber 4.4g 1.3g 12%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.101mg 12%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.534mg 8%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.1µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.031g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.141mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.06mg 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Calories 65kcal 143kcal 4%
Copper 0.083mg 0.118mg 4%
Potassium 169mg 254mg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 15mg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.31mg 2%
Iron 0.82mg 0.65mg 2%
Carbs 13.09g 11.17g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.077mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 19mg 1%
Protein 2.86g 2.68g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Phosphorus 51mg 52mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.89mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.2%
Contains more FatsFats +5366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +191%
~equal in Protein ~2.68g
~equal in Water ~76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5090.3%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.