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.
Oats | Potatoes |
Nutrient | oats | potatoes |
Protein | 9g | 5g |
Carbohydrate | 34g | 44g |
Fiber | 5g | 4g |
Fat | 4g | 0g |
Monounsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 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 | oats | potatoes |
Choline | 0% | 10% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 38% |
Vitamin E | 5% | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 8% |
Potatoes have significantly more Vitamins C, K than oats. Oats are a good source of Thiamin, Magnesium, Zinc. Oats are a great source of Phosphorus, Iron. Potatoes are a good source of Vitamin C, Niacin, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Potatoes are a great source of Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | oats | potatoes |
Vitamin B1 | 39% | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 7% | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 4% | 30% |
Vitamin B5 | 14% | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 6% | 43% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 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 | oats | potatoes |
Sodium | 0% | 2% |
Potasium | 6% | 35% |
Calcium | 6% | 4% |
Magnesium | 26% | 18% |
Phosphorus | 46% | 28% |
Iron | 40% | 26% |
Manganese | 110% | 17% |
Selenium | 0% | 4% |
Copper | 32% | 39% |
Zinc | 22% | 10% |