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Icing vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between icing and sweet potato?

  • Icing is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin K, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, fiber, manganese, and potassium.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Icing has 165 times more saturated fat than sweet potato. While icing has 2.974g of saturated fat, sweet potato has only 0.018g.
  • The glycemic index of icing is lower.

We used Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types 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.
Icing
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
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 +2400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +891.2%
Contains more IronIron +281.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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.
Icing
Icing
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
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 +488.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +622.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +434.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.014g 53%
Fats 16.23g 0.05g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.061mg 19%
Calories 418kcal 86kcal 17%
Copper 0mg 0.151mg 17%
Carbs 67.89g 20.12g 16%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.209mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.8mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.018g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.001g 12%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Manganese 0mg 0.258mg 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 1.8µg 9%
Potassium 34mg 337mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.26mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.078mg 6%
Sodium 184mg 55mg 6%
Iron 0.16mg 0.61mg 6%
Magnesium 1mg 25mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 18mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.57g 3%
Calcium 3mg 30mg 3%
Choline 2.3mg 12.3mg 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.557mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Folate 8µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 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
Icing
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 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 +32360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +412.8%
Contains more OtherOther +21%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 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 +485900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56692.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.