Mashed potatoes

as eaten · per 100 g: 83 kcal · 1.9 g protein · 1.5 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

solidly filling

Low energy density — a lot of food for the calories.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

9% of kcal

79% water

18 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per

Calories: 83
Protein: (9%); 2 g
Fat: (6%); 1 g
Carbohydrates: (85%); 18 g
of which sugar: 1 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 302 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

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Higher-scoring roots & potatoes, ranked by fullness per calorie.

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Cooked oriental radishes0.7 g protein · 17 cals / 100 g
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Pickled ginger0.3 g protein · 20 cals / 100 g
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Radish0.7 g protein · 16 cals / 100 g
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White radishes1 g protein · 14 cals / 100 g
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Oriental radishes0.6 g protein · 18 cals / 100 g

Compare Mashed potatoes with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #170493 — listed by USDA as “Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk added”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.