Gratin vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gratin and potato salad?

Gratin is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and protein, yet potato salad is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Gratin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 17% more.
Gratin has 6 times more calcium than potato salad. While gratin has 119mg of calcium, potato salad has only 19mg.
The amount of saturated fat in potato salad is lower.

We used Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Potato salad, home-prepared types 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.

Gratin

Potato salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+526.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+122.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+117.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59.4%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+51.9%

~equal in Iron ~0.65mg

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.

Gratin

Potato salad

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38%

~equal in Vitamin C ~10mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.276g	3.737g	23%
Cholesterol	23mg	68mg	15%
Saturated fat	4.733g	1.429g	15%
Calcium	119mg	19mg	10%
Phosphorus	113mg	52mg	9%
Protein	5.06g	2.68g	5%
Copper	0.16mg	0.118mg	5%
Potassium	396mg	254mg	4%
Sodium	433mg	529mg	4%
Vitamin A	64µg	32µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.06mg	4%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.31mg	3%
Manganese	0.161mg	0.101mg	3%
Selenium	2.7µg	4.1µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	0.534mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.174mg	0.141mg	3%
Fiber	1.8g	1.3g	2%
Calories	132kcal	143kcal	1%
Fats	7.59g	8.2g	1%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.993mg	0.89mg	1%
Folate	11µg	7µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.149g	2.48g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	261kcal	534kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	70g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	4.4	N/A
Vitamin C	9.9mg	10mg	0%
Net carbs	9.47g	9.87g	N/A
Carbs	11.27g	11.17g	0%
Iron	0.64mg	0.65mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.07mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.284mg	0.141mg	0%
Leucine	0.443mg	0.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.066mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.254mg	0.135mg	0%
Valine	0.325mg	0.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.151mg	0.062mg	0%