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Rapini vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between rapini and sweet potato

  • Rapini has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 231% more than rapini.
  • Rapini has 124 times more vitamin K than sweet potato. While rapini has 224µg of vitamin K, sweet potato has only 1.8µg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli raab, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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.
Rapini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +250.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.5%

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.
Rapini
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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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
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 +741.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +523.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rapini Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 224µg 1.8µg 185%
Vitamin A 131µg 709µg 64%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 2.4mg 20%
Iron 2.14mg 0.61mg 19%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Copper 0.042mg 0.151mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.8mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.62mg 0.26mg 9%
Calcium 108mg 30mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.162mg 0.078mg 7%
Carbs 2.85g 20.12g 6%
Manganese 0.395mg 0.258mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.061mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.221mg 0.557mg 4%
Potassium 196mg 337mg 4%
Zinc 0.77mg 0.3mg 4%
Phosphorus 73mg 47mg 4%
Protein 3.17g 1.57g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.171mg 0.209mg 3%
Calories 22kcal 86kcal 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.05g 1%
Sodium 33mg 55mg 1%
Choline 18.3mg 12.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.014g 1%
Magnesium 22mg 25mg 1%
Fiber 2.7g 3g 1%
Fructose 0.17g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 0.15g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 0.38g 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.128mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.153mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
3
3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 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 ProteinProtein +101.9%
Contains more FatsFats +880%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +606%
~equal in Other ~0.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 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 +2500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +828.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2190.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +860%
Contains more FructoseFructose +311.8%
~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. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/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.

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