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Walnut oil vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between walnut oil and potatoes

  • Walnut oil has more vitamin K; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Walnut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 45% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes have 8 times less vitamin K than walnut oil. Walnut oil has 15µg of vitamin K, while potatoes have 2µg.
  • Potatoes contain less saturated fat.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of walnut oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, walnut 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
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% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 38% 0% 0.22%
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 EVitamin E +3900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +650%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2925%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut oil Potato DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 63.3g 0.042g 422%
Fats 100g 0.09g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 22.8g 0.002g 57%
Saturated fat 9.1g 0.025g 41%
Calories 884kcal 77kcal 40%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.298mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Potassium 0mg 425mg 13%
Copper 0mg 0.11mg 12%
Vitamin K 15µg 2µg 11%
Iron 0mg 0.81mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 57mg 8%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.061mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.081mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.295mg 6%
Carbs 0g 17.49g 6%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Protein 0g 2.05g 4%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Choline 0.4mg 12.1mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 0mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 0mg 6mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 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 +111011.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 24% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 22.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 63.3 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 +1139900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150614.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Walnut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171030/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.