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Apricot vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are apricots and sweet potato different?

  • Apricots are richer in vitamin C, while sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 258% more than apricots.
  • Apricots contain 4 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. Apricots contain 10mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato contains 2.4mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than apricots (34).

Apricots, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +56.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +235.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +242.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +638.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +339.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.557mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 96µg 709µg 68%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.209mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.8mg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 2.4mg 8%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.258mg 8%
Copper 0.078mg 0.151mg 8%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.078mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 25mg 4%
Fiber 2g 3g 4%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.26mg 4%
Carbs 11.12g 20.12g 3%
Iron 0.39mg 0.61mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 47mg 3%
Choline 2.8mg 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.061mg 2%
Calories 48kcal 86kcal 2%
Sodium 1mg 55mg 2%
Potassium 259mg 337mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 30mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 1.8µg 1%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.05g 1%
Protein 1.4g 1.57g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.557mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Fructose 0.94g 0.7g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +680%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.9%
Contains more OtherOther +32.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +450%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +132.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +146.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +34.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.