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Potato, baked Leader
Potato, baked5
VS
Spaghetti, cooked
Spaghetti, cooked3

Potato, baked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Potato, baked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Potato, baked for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, less sodium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    93 kcal
    164 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2.5 g
    8.86 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.15 g
    30.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN2.2 g
    2 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.18 g
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  • Total fat
    0.13 g
    0.21 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0.03 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    10 mg
    5 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN535 mg
    42 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN15 mg
    10 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.08 mg
    0.72 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    28 mg
    30 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN9.6 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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