Corn chips vs. Potato sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn chips and potato sticks different?

Corn chips are richer in calcium, while potato sticks are higher in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B3, copper, iron, vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
Potato sticks cover your daily need for vitamin C 53% more than corn chips.
Corn chips contain 8 times more calcium than potato sticks. Corn chips contain 138mg of calcium, while potato sticks contain 18mg.
Corn chips are lower in saturated fat.

Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Snacks, potato sticks types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn chips

Potato sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+759%
Contains more IronIron	+89.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+211.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27%

~equal in Selenium ~8.1µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn chips

Potato sticks

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+468.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	16.036g		94%
Vitamin C	0mg	47.3mg	53%
Potassium	144mg	1237mg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.842mg	4.785mg	25%
Copper	0.101mg	0.315mg	24%
Starch	51.36g		21%
Saturated fat	4.331g	8.88g	21%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.264g		17%
Iron	1.2mg	2.27mg	13%
Vitamin E	7.23mg	9.11mg	13%
Vitamin K	6.3µg	22.1µg	13%
Calcium	138mg	18mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.32mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	16.438g	17.9g	10%
Folate	8µg	40µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	9.134g	6.16g	7%
Sodium	514mg	633mg	5%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.423mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.096mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.403mg	4%
Choline	12.1mg	34.9mg	4%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.99mg	3%
Phosphorus	194mg	172mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.116mg	3%
Fats	33.36g	34.4g	2%
Magnesium	72mg	64mg	2%
Fiber	4g	3.4g	2%
Calories	538kcal	522kcal	1%
Protein	6.17g	6.7g	1%
Carbs	56.9g	53.3g	1%
Selenium	7.6µg	8.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	872kcal	779kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	52.9g	49.9g	N/A
Sugar	0.27g	0.22g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.088g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg		0%
Threonine	0.246mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.235mg		0%
Leucine	0.803mg		0%
Lysine	0.185mg		0%
Methionine	0.137mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.322mg		0%
Valine	0.331mg		0%
Histidine	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.013g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g		N/A