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Potato salad vs. Onion rings — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato salad and onion rings

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C; however, onion rings is richer in manganese, fats, vitamin B1, carbs, iron, and folate.
  • Potato salad covers your daily cholesterol needs 23% more than onion rings.
  • Onion rings has 6 times less vitamin C than potato salad. Potato salad has 10mg of vitamin C, while onion rings has 1.6mg.
  • Onion rings contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared and Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.3% 11% 47% 24% 11% 30% 48% 45% 31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.2%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +244.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.6%

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.
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 33% 0% 11% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3%
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 5.3% 0% 0% 9.2% 46% 27% 25% 18% 27% 0% 85% 25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +525%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +371.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Onion rings DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.789g 49%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 6.346g 37%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 7.633g 26%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Starch 25.58g 11%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.348mg 11%
Fats 8.2g 14.3g 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.185mg 9%
Carbs 11.17g 33.79g 8%
Iron 0.65mg 1.25mg 8%
Calories 143kcal 276kcal 7%
Sodium 529mg 370mg 7%
Folate 7µg 33µg 7%
Copper 0.118mg 0.073mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.294mg 5%
Potassium 254mg 123mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2.2g 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.116mg 4%
Protein 2.68g 4.14g 3%
Phosphorus 52mg 71mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 5.6µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.349mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.429g 2.137g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.117mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Fructose 1.26g 2%
Calcium 19mg 31mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.42mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 3g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 534kcal 667kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 70g 36g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4.4 5 N/A
Net carbs 9.87g 31.59g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Trans fat 0.053g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.15mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.214mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.35mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.151mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.243mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.109mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.047g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
4% 14% 34% 46%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 33.79 g
Water: 46.37 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +63.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.5%
Contains more FatsFats +74.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
17% 23% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.137 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.633 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.3%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients
  2. Onion rings - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170415/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.