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Whey vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between whey and potato bread

  • Whey has less phosphorus, folate, iron, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, calcium, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Potato bread covers your daily phosphorus needs 46% more than whey.
  • Whey has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of potato bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Whey, sweet, fluid and Bread, potato.

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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.
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +346%
Contains more IronIron +3650%
Contains more CopperCopper +2250%
Contains more ZincZinc +1007.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +702.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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.
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1589.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +648.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12500%
Contains more CholineCholine +15%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whey Potato bread DV% diff.
Phosphorus 46mg 369mg 46%
Folate 1µg 126µg 31%
Iron 0.06mg 2.25mg 27%
Fiber 0g 6.3g 25%
Protein 0.85g 12.5g 23%
Potassium 161mg 718mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.232mg 15%
Selenium 1.9µg 9.5µg 14%
Carbs 5.14g 47.07g 14%
Sodium 54mg 375mg 14%
Calcium 47mg 188mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.188mg 13%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.44mg 12%
Calories 27kcal 266kcal 12%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.253mg 11%
Copper 0.004mg 0.094mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.383mg 0.817mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.074mg 1.25mg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 6.8µg 6%
Magnesium 8mg 28mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.28µg 0.15µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.106mg 4%
Fats 0.36g 3.13g 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 24µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 5.14g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 5.14g 9.38g N/A
Choline 16mg 18.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.1g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.143mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +177.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1370.6%
Contains more FatsFats +769.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +815.8%
Contains more OtherOther +607.5%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients
  2. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.