Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories CassavaVS Red Potatoes
Weight per 500 calories
Cassava
313g
Red Potatoes
714g
Cassava has 2.3 times more energy per 100g than Red Potatoes. It has above average energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Whole Red Potatoes having average energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cassava or Red Potatoes?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cassava or Red Potatoes?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cassava vs Red Potatoes:
500 kcal of Raw Whole Red Potatoes contain 2.1 times more Vitamin B1, 1.5 times more Vitamin B2, 3.1 times more Vitamin B3, 6 times more Vitamin B5, 4.4 times more Vitamin B6, 1.5 times more Vitamin B9 and 3.5 times more Vitamin K than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Red Potatoes provide similar amounts of Vitamin C per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B5 and Vitamin K
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Whole Red Potatoes have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin E in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cassava vs Red Potatoes:
500 kcal of Raw Whole Red Potatoes contain 3.1 times more Copper, 6.2 times more Iron, 2.4 times more Magnesium, 5.2 times more Phosphorus, 3.8 times more Potassium, 2.2 times more Zinc and 3.1 times more Water than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Red Potatoes contain similar levels of Manganese per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Zinc
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Whole Red Potatoes lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Selenium in 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 kcal of Raw Whole Red Potatoes contain 1.7 times more Sugars, 2.2 times more Fiber and 3.2 times more Protein than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Red Potatoes offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Protein
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Whole Red Potatoes provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 500 calories.