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Kumquat vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kumquat and sweet potato?

  • Kumquat is richer in vitamin C and fiber, while sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 278% higher.
  • Sweet potato has 18 times less vitamin C than kumquat. Kumquat has 43.9mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato has 2.4mg.

We used Kumquats, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 19% 16% 32% 32% 4.6% 8.1% 1.3% 18% 0%
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 +106.7%
Contains more IronIron +41%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 146% 5% 3% 0% 9.3% 21% 8% 12% 8.3% 0% 0% 13% 4.6%
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 +1729.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4626.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +480.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kumquat Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 15µg 709µg 77%
Vitamin C 43.9mg 2.4mg 46%
Fiber 6.5g 3g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.209mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.208mg 0.8mg 12%
Copper 0.095mg 0.151mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.135mg 0.258mg 5%
Potassium 186mg 337mg 4%
Phosphorus 19mg 47mg 4%
Iron 0.86mg 0.61mg 3%
Calcium 62mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Folate 17µg 11µg 2%
Sodium 10mg 55mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 12.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.014g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.429mg 0.557mg 1%
Calories 71kcal 86kcal 1%
Protein 1.88g 1.57g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 15.9g 20.12g 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.05g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.26mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 9.4g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.001g 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
2% 16% 81%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 15.9 g
Water: 80.85 g
Other: 0.51 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 +19.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1620%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%
Contains more OtherOther +92.2%
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 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 +15300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1121.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%

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. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/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.