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Focaccia vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between focaccia and sweet potato

  • Focaccia has more vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 284% more than focaccia.
  • Sweet potato has 27 times less selenium than focaccia. Focaccia has 15.9µg of selenium, while sweet potato has 0.6µg.
  • Sweet potato contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 more IronIron +418%
Contains more ZincZinc +343.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2550%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 EVitamin E +446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +502.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +393.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +558.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +216.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1154.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more CholineCholine +324.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.078mg 33%
Folate 138µg 11µg 32%
Iron 3.16mg 0.61mg 32%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.6µg 28%
Sodium 561mg 55mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.557mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.061mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.001g 14%
Protein 8.77g 1.57g 14%
Phosphorus 128mg 47mg 12%
Fats 7.89g 0.05g 12%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.3mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.26mg 8%
Calories 249kcal 86kcal 8%
Copper 0.091mg 0.151mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.014g 7%
Potassium 114mg 337mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.209mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Fiber 1.8g 3g 5%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.258mg 5%
Carbs 35.82g 20.12g 5%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.018g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1.8µg 3%
Choline 2.9mg 12.3mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Calcium 35mg 30mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 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
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +458.6%
Contains more FatsFats +15680%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78%
Contains more OtherOther +64.3%
Contains more WaterWater +68.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +566900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.