Potato flour vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato flour and doughnuts

Potato flour has more vitamin B6, potassium, and fiber, while doughnuts have more fats, vitamin B2, folate, selenium, and iron.
Potato flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 55% higher.
Doughnuts contain 7 times less potassium than potato flour. Potato flour contains 1001mg of potassium, while doughnuts contain 134mg.
The amount of sodium in potato flour is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Potato flour and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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.

Potato flour

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+282.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+647%
Contains more CopperCopper	+118.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%

Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+818.2%

~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.333mg

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.

Potato flour

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1438%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+696%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+490.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+268%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.769mg	0.05mg	55%
Saturated fat	0.09g	11.105g	50%
Fats	0.34g	24.93g	38%
Potassium	1001mg	134mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.15g	3.915g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.008g	8.544g	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.301mg	19%
Sodium	55mg	477mg	18%
Fiber	5.9g	1.7g	17%
Folate	25µg	92µg	17%
Selenium	1.1µg	10.1µg	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Iron	1.38mg	2.53mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.228mg	0.39mg	14%
Phosphorus	168mg	260mg	13%
Carbs	83.1g	47.06g	12%
Copper	0.197mg	0.09mg	12%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	1.99mg	12%
Magnesium	65mg	17mg	11%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin K	0µg	9.8µg	8%
Calories	357kcal	434kcal	4%
Vitamin C	3.8mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.507mg	2.91mg	4%
Protein	6.9g	5.31g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	10mg	3%
Calcium	65mg	40mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.474mg	0.377mg	2%
Manganese	0.313mg	0.333mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	517kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	77.2g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar	3.52g	18.15g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.5mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Choline	39.5mg	37.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.115mg		0%
Threonine	0.28mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.299mg		0%
Leucine	0.425mg		0%
Lysine	0.413mg		0%
Methionine	0.107mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.316mg		0%
Valine	0.356mg		0%
Histidine	0.166mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A