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Figs vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between figs and sweet potato?

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B6, and manganese than figs.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 281% higher.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times less sugar than figs. Figs have 16.26g of sugar, while sweet potato has 4.18g.

We used Figs, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types in this comparison.

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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.
Figs
Figs
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
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 CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more IronIron +64.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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.
Figs
Figs
1
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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
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 KVitamin K +161.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10028.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +161.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Figs Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 7µg 709µg 78%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.8mg 10%
Copper 0.07mg 0.151mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.209mg 7%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.258mg 6%
Phosphorus 14mg 47mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.37mg 0.61mg 3%
Potassium 232mg 337mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 55mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.078mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 1.8µg 2%
Protein 0.75g 1.57g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.557mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.061mg 1%
Folate 6µg 11µg 1%
Choline 4.7mg 12.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.144g 0.014g 1%
Calories 74kcal 86kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Calcium 35mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.26mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.05g 0%
Vitamin C 2mg 2.4mg 0%
Carbs 19.18g 20.12g 0%
Net carbs 16.28g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 16.26g 4.18g N/A
Fiber 2.9g 3g 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.066g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.024mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
Figs
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19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 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 +500%
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.3%
Contains more OtherOther +48.5%
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
Figs
2
22% 24% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.066 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.144 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 +6500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +928.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%

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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.