First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Greek yogurt | Potato |
| Nutrient | greek yogurt | potato |
| Protein | 26g | 5g |
| Carbohydrate | 23g | 45g |
| Fiber | 1g | 6g |
| Fat | 1g | 0g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | greek yogurt | potato |
| Choline | 0% | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | 68% |
| Vitamin E | 0% | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0% | 6% |
Potato have significantly more Vitamins C, K than greek yogurt. Greek yogurt are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus. Potato are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Potato are a great source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | greek yogurt | potato |
| Vitamin B1 | 8% | 21% |
| Vitamin B2 | 60% | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5% | 23% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0% | 15% |
| Vitamin B6 | 14% | 70% |
| Vitamin B12 | 99% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | greek yogurt | potato |
| Sodium | 7% | 1% |
| Potasium | 10% | 31% |
| Calcium | 60% | 6% |
| Magnesium | 9% | 17% |
| Phosphorus | 61% | 26% |
| Iron | 2% | 34% |
| Manganese | 0% | 17% |
| Selenium | 0% | 2% |
| Copper | 0% | 28% |
| Zinc | 15% | 8% |
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