Potato salad vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato salad and spanish rice

Potato salad has more vitamin C and copper, while spanish rice has more manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, carbs, iron, and selenium.
Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 23% higher.
Spanish rice contains 100 times less vitamin C than potato salad. Potato salad contains 10mg of vitamin C, while spanish rice contains 0.1mg.
The amount of cholesterol in spanish rice is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice.

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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 salad

Spanish rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+119%
Contains more CopperCopper	+81.5%

Contains more IronIron	+76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+286.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+80.5%

~equal in Calcium ~20mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~57mg

~equal in Sodium ~528mg

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 salad

Spanish rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+9900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+137.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+167.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+614.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	68mg	0mg	23%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.238g	15%
Manganese	0.101mg	0.39mg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.052g	12%
Vitamin C	10mg	0.1mg	11%
Starch		27.55g	11%
Vitamin K		13µg	11%
Folate	7µg	50µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.183mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.89mg	2.378mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.737g	2.317g	9%
Phenylalanine	0.135mg	153mg	9%
Carbs	11.17g	31.16g	7%
Iron	0.65mg	1.15mg	6%
Copper	0.118mg	0.065mg	6%
Selenium	4.1µg	7.4µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.141mg	0.082mg	5%
Fats	8.2g	5.29g	4%
Potassium	254mg	116mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Vitamin A	32µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Calories	143kcal	185kcal	2%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.48mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.534mg	0.415mg	2%
Choline		9.1mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.429g	1.005g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.48g	1.511g	2%
Protein	2.68g	3.28g	1%
Phosphorus	52mg	57mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.074mg	1%
Fructose		0.42g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	534kcal	564kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	54g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.4	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	9.87g	29.96g	N/A
Magnesium	15mg	13mg	0%
Calcium	19mg	20mg	0%
Sugar		1.3g	N/A
Fiber	1.3g	1.2g	0%
Sodium	529mg	528mg	0%
Trans fat		0.07g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.044mg	0%
Threonine	0.116mg	0.098mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.141mg	0.109mg	0%
Leucine	0.202mg	0.24mg	0%
Lysine	0.171mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.066mg	0.071mg	0%
Valine	0.172mg	0.137mg	0%
Histidine	0.062mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A