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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
2.86 g
Fats:
0.15 g
Carbs:
13.09 g
Water:
83.23 g
Other:
0.67 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.072 g
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% |