Peas vs Potato: The Healthier Choice
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Potato vs Peas: Nutrition Comparison
per 100g | Peas | Potato |
---|---|---|
Calories | 81 | 77 |
Carbohydrates | 14.45 g | 17.49 g |
Fat | 0.4 g | 0.1 g |
Dietary fiber | 5.1 g | 2.1 g |
Protein | 5.42 g | 2.05 g |
Calcium | 25 mg | 12 mg |
Iron | 1.47 mg | 0.81 mg |
Magnessium | 33 mg | 23 mg |
Potassium | 244 mg | 425 mg |
Sodium | 5 mg | 6 mg |
Zink | 1.24 mg | 0.3 mg |
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.266 mg | 0.081 mg |
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.132 mg | 0.032 mg |
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 2.09 mg | 1.061 mg |
Vitaminium B5 | 0.104 mg | 0.279 mg |
Vitaminium B6 | 0.169 mg | 0.298 mg |
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 65 mg | 15 mg |
Vitaminium C | 40 mg | 19.7 mg |
Vitaminium K | 24.8 mg | 2 mg |
Beta karoten | 449 mg | 4 mg |
More Calories in Peas
At first glance, you can see that in peas is just a little more calories than in potato.
Peas has 81 kcal per 100g and potato 77 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.
In peas and in potato most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare peas with potato in details.
Peas And Potato Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
peas - 5% more than potato - Carbohydrates:
potato - 21% more than peas - Fat:
peas - 300% more than potato - Dietary fiber:
peas - 143% more than potato - Protein:
peas - 164% more than potato
More protein in peas
It is aslo easy to see see that in peas is more protein than in potato.
There is 2.05g per 100g of potato and 5.42g per 100g of peas so using simple math we can see that difference is about 164%.
Less carbohydrates in peas
In peas is less carbohydrates than in potato.
There is 17.49g/100g of carbohydrates in potato and 14.45g/100g in peas so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 21%.
More fat in peas
In peas is more fats than in potato.
The tables above show us that there is 0.1g/100g of fats in potato and 0.4g/100g in peas. In this case difference is about 300%.
Peas
81kcal- Calories81
- Carbohydrates14.45 g
- Fat0.4 g
- Dietary fiber5.1 g
- Protein5.42 g
100g | ounce | single piece | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 70% CARBS.
- 26% PROTEIN
- 4% FAT
Potato
77kcal- Calories77
- Carbohydrates17.49 g
- Fat0.1 g
- Dietary fiber2.1 g
- Protein2.05 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | sliced
Calories source
- 88% CARBS
- 10% PROTEIN
- 1% FAT
Vitamins: potato vs peas
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
peas - 228% more than potato - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
peas - 313% more than potato - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
peas - 97% more than potato - Vitaminium B5:
potato - 168% more than peas - Vitaminium B6:
potato - 76% more than peas - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
peas - 333% more than potato - Vitaminium C:
peas - 103% more than potato - Vitaminium K:
peas - 1140% more than potato - Beta karoten:
peas - 11125% more than potato
Minerals: peas vs potato
- Calcium:
peas - 108% more than potato - Iron:
peas - 81% more than potato - Magnessium:
peas - 43% more than potato - Potassium:
potato - 74% more than peas - Sodium:
potato - 20% more than peas - Zink:
peas - 313% more than potato
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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