Potato vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potatoes and daikon

Potatoes have more vitamin B6, potassium, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, daikon has more vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for potatoes is 20% higher.
Daikon has 7 times less vitamin B3 than potatoes. Potatoes have 1.41mg of vitamin B3, while daikon has 0.2mg.
Potatoes have a higher glycemic index than daikon.

Food types used in this article are Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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

Daikon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.7%
Contains more IronIron	+170%
Contains more ZincZinc	+140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+204.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+476.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75%

~equal in Copper ~0.115mg

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

Daikon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+605%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+576.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+566.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+129.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~28µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.046mg	20%
Vitamin C	9.6mg	22mg	14%
Potassium	535mg	227mg	9%
Iron	1.08mg	0.4mg	9%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.038mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.41mg	0.2mg	8%
Starch	17.27g		7%
Phosphorus	70mg	23mg	7%
Carbs	21.15g	4.1g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.376mg	0.138mg	5%
Calories	93kcal	18kcal	4%
Protein	2.5g	0.6g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.02mg	4%
Magnesium	28mg	16mg	3%
Fiber	2.2g	1.6g	2%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.02mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	27mg	1%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.3µg	1%
Choline	14.8mg	7.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	372kcal	300kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	108g	556g	N/A
Fats	0.13g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	18.95g	2.5g	N/A
Sugar	1.18g	2.5g	N/A
Copper	0.118mg	0.115mg	0%
Sodium	10mg	21mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0mg	0%
Folate	28µg	28µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.03g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.017g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.045g	0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg	0.003mg	0%
Threonine	0.081mg	0.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.08mg	0.026mg	0%
Leucine	0.119mg	0.031mg	0%
Lysine	0.13mg	0.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.038mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.099mg	0.02mg	0%
Valine	0.125mg	0.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.042mg	0.011mg	0%
Fructose	0.34g		0%