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Chicken soup vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken soup and sweet potato different?

  • Chicken soup is higher in vitamin B3; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 284% higher.
  • Chicken soup contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than sweet potato. While chicken soup contains 1.584mg of vitamin B3, sweet potato contains only 0.557mg.
  • Chicken soup has less sugar.
  • Chicken soup has a lower glycemic index (52) than sweet potato (70).

Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared are the varieties 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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
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 +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +221%
Contains more IronIron +190.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%

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.
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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +242.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 709µg 79%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.209mg 11%
Manganese 0.258mg 11%
Copper 0.054mg 0.151mg 11%
Potassium 105mg 337mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 0.557mg 6%
Carbs 3.53g 20.12g 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 4mg 25mg 5%
Iron 0.21mg 0.61mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.078mg 4%
Sodium 143mg 55mg 4%
Calories 36kcal 86kcal 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 47mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 30mg 3%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.26mg 2%
Protein 2.52g 1.57g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.4mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.05g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.014g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 0.001g 1%
Saturated fat 0.321g 0.018g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.3mg 1%
Choline 9.2mg 12.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 3.53g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 1.58g 4.18g N/A
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 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 +60.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2300%
Contains more WaterWater +19.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +470%
Contains more OtherOther +63.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 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 +58100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1421.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.