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

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How are cocktail sauce and sweet potato different?

  • Cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C and vitamin E, while sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 277% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 18 times more sodium than sweet potato. Cocktail sauce contains 983mg of sodium, while sweet potato contains 55mg.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 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 IronIron +36.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +36%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.3%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +144.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 18µg 709µg 77%
Sodium 983mg 55mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.8mg 15%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 2.4mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.209mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 3g 5%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0.26mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.258mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.078mg 5%
Copper 0.111mg 0.151mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Iron 0.83mg 0.61mg 3%
Carbs 28.22g 20.12g 3%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 1.8µg 2%
Folate 17µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.557mg 2%
Calories 124kcal 86kcal 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 47mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 25mg 2%
Fats 1.05g 0.05g 2%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 309mg 337mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.061mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.57g 0%
Net carbs 26.42g 17.12g N/A
Calcium 26mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g 4.18g N/A
Choline 11mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 +2000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.3%
Contains more OtherOther +277.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.4%
Contains more WaterWater +17.7%

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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.