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Graham cracker vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between graham cracker and sweet potato

  • Graham cracker has more iron, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin K; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 284% more than graham cracker.
  • Sweet potato has 8 times less sodium than graham cracker. Graham cracker has 459mg of sodium, while sweet potato has 55mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +156.7%
Contains more IronIron +519.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +293.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +295%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%

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% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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 +480.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +419.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +696.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +694.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +727.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34%
Contains more CholineCholine +108.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Iron 3.78mg 0.61mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.014g 36%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.258mg 33%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 0.557mg 24%
Phosphorus 185mg 47mg 20%
Folate 91µg 11µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.061mg 20%
Carbs 77.66g 20.12g 19%
Sodium 459mg 55mg 18%
Calories 430kcal 86kcal 17%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.078mg 16%
Fats 10.6g 0.05g 16%
Starch 46.56g 12.65g 14%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.6µg 10%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 1.8µg 10%
Protein 6.69g 1.57g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.8mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.26mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.018g 7%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.3mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.001g 6%
Calcium 77mg 30mg 5%
Potassium 170mg 337mg 5%
Magnesium 40mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.209mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Copper 0.17mg 0.151mg 2%
Fiber 3.4g 3g 2%
Choline 5.9mg 12.3mg 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 4.18g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 0g 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%
Fructose 0.99g 0.7g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 ProteinProtein +326.1%
Contains more FatsFats +21100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +286%
Contains more OtherOther +69.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2179.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 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 +250800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38385.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 32%
Starch: 46.56 g
Sucrose: 22.82 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 0.99 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 +268.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +805.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +41.4%
~equal in Glucose ~0.96g
~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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/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.