Potato vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potatoes and pimiento?

Potatoes are higher in potassium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, manganese, and folate, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron.
Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 84% more.
Potatoes have 38 times more vitamin B5 than pimiento. While potatoes have 0.376mg of vitamin B5, pimiento has only 0.01mg.
The glycemic index of pimiento is lower.

We used Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Pimento, canned types in this article.

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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

Pimiento

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+238.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+140.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+311.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+138%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains more IronIron

+55.6%

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

Pimiento

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+276.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+129.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3660%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+784.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+315%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	9.6mg	84.9mg	84%
Vitamin A	1µg	133µg	15%
Potassium	535mg	158mg	11%
Iron	1.08mg	1.68mg	8%
Copper	0.118mg	0.049mg	8%
Phosphorus	70mg	17mg	8%
Starch	17.27g		7%
Vitamin B5	0.376mg	0.01mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.215mg	7%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.092mg	6%
Folate	28µg	6µg	6%
Carbs	21.15g	5.1g	5%
Magnesium	28mg	6mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.41mg	0.615mg	5%
Vitamin K	2µg	8.3µg	5%
Calories	93kcal	23kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.69mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.017mg	4%
Protein	2.5g	1.1g	3%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.19mg	2%
Choline	14.8mg	6.3mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	6mg	1%
Fiber	2.2g	1.9g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.06mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.161g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	4.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	372kcal	209kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	108g	435g	N/A
Fats	0.13g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	18.95g	3.2g	N/A
Sugar	1.18g	2.71g	N/A
Sodium	10mg	14mg	0%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.045g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.02g	0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg	0.014mg	0%
Threonine	0.081mg	0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.08mg	0.036mg	0%
Leucine	0.119mg	0.058mg	0%
Lysine	0.13mg	0.049mg	0%
Methionine	0.038mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.099mg	0.034mg	0%
Valine	0.125mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.042mg	0.022mg	0%
Fructose	0.34g		0%