Potato, baked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Potato, baked: 100 g · Spaghetti, cooked: 100 g.
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.
Head-to-head
- Energy93 kcal164 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.5 g8.86 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21.15 g30.88 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.2 g2 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.18 g—
- Total fat0.13 g0.21 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is better10 mg5 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN535 mg42 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN15 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.08 mg0.72 mg
- Magnesiummore is better28 mg30 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN9.6 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
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.

