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Barbecue sauce vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between barbecue sauce and sweet potato?

  • Sweet potato is richer than barbecue sauce in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, fiber, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 279% more.
  • Barbecue sauce has 19 times more sodium than sweet potato. While barbecue sauce has 1027mg of sodium, sweet potato has only 55mg.

We used Sauce, barbecue and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types 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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
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 more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.8%
~equal in Calcium ~30mg
~equal in Iron ~0.61mg

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
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 EVitamin E +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6345.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.557mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 11µg 709µg 78%
Sodium 1027mg 55mg 42%
Fructose 14.17g 0.7g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.8mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.209mg 10%
Copper 0.072mg 0.151mg 9%
Fiber 0.9g 3g 8%
Carbs 40.77g 20.12g 7%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.258mg 6%
Starch 0.35g 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.078mg 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.26mg 4%
Calories 172kcal 86kcal 4%
Potassium 232mg 337mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 25mg 3%
Protein 0.82g 1.57g 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2.4mg 2%
Folate 2µg 11µg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 12.3mg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.05g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 0.014g 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 17.12g N/A
Calcium 33mg 30mg 0%
Iron 0.64mg 0.61mg 0%
Sugar 33.24g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.557mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 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 +1160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.6%
Contains more OtherOther +213.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.5%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 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 +8100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +621.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 GlucoseGlucose +1607.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1924.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +3514.3%
~equal in Sucrose ~2.52g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.