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Potato vs. Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between potatoes and tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, potassium, and fiber; however, tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked is richer in vitamin A.
  • Potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 17% more.
  • Potatoes contain 3 times more fiber than tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked. Potatoes contain 2.1g of fiber, while tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked contains 0.7g.
  • Potatoes contain less sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked.

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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.
Potato
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 3.3% 19% 26% 25% 3.8% 12% 1.4% 14% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95%
Contains more IronIron +19.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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.
Potato
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 66% 0% 0% 0.2% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 76% 0% 8% 11% 9% 5.1% 10% 7.7% 18% 0% 7% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 0.079mg 17%
Potassium 425mg 218mg 6%
Fiber 2.1g 0.7g 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Carbs 17.49g 4.01g 4%
Copper 0.11mg 0.075mg 4%
Phosphorus 57mg 28mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.56mg 4%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.105mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.036mg 4%
Calories 77kcal 18kcal 3%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 22.8mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 24µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 0.532mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.129mg 3%
Protein 2.05g 0.95g 2%
Iron 0.81mg 0.68mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 2.8µg 1%
Folate 15µg 13µg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 6.9mg 1%
Fructose 0.26g 1.31g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.7g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 376kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 130g 556g N/A
Fats 0.09g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 15.39g 3.31g N/A
Calcium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g 2.49g N/A
Sodium 6mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.028mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
3
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
4% 94%
Protein: 0.95 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 4.01 g
Water: 94.34 g
Other: 0.59 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +336.2%
Contains more OtherOther +89.8%
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more WaterWater +19%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
0
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.044g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
2
95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
47% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.18 g
Fructose: 1.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +280.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +403.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients
  2. Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170050/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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