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Millet flour vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between millet flour and sweet potato

  • Millet flour is richer than sweet potato in selenium, copper, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for millet flour is 58% higher.
  • Millet flour contains 11 times more vitamin B3 than sweet potato. Millet flour contains 6.02mg of vitamin B3, while sweet potato contains 0.557mg.

Food types used in this article are Millet flour 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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
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 +376%
Contains more IronIron +545.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +254.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +776.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +506.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.4%

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% 2.2% 0% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +429.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +980.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78%
Contains more FolateFolate +281.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet flour Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 79%
Selenium 32.7µg 0.6µg 58%
Copper 0.535mg 0.151mg 43%
Iron 3.94mg 0.61mg 42%
Vitamin B3 6.02mg 0.557mg 34%
Phosphorus 285mg 47mg 34%
Manganese 1.002mg 0.258mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.078mg 28%
Starch 69.88g 12.65g 24%
Magnesium 119mg 25mg 22%
Zinc 2.63mg 0.3mg 21%
Protein 10.75g 1.57g 18%
Carbs 75.12g 20.12g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.618g 0.014g 17%
Calories 382kcal 86kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.209mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.267mg 0.8mg 9%
Folate 42µg 11µg 8%
Fats 4.25g 0.05g 6%
Potassium 224mg 337mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Fiber 3.5g 3g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.924g 0.001g 2%
Sodium 4mg 55mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.536g 0.018g 2%
Calcium 14mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1.8µg 1%
Fructose 0g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.26mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.061mg 1%
Net carbs 71.62g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 4.18g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.473mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.584mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.257mg 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.549g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 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 +584.7%
Contains more FatsFats +8400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +273.4%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%
Contains more WaterWater +791.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.536 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 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 +92300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98% 2%
Starch: 69.88 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 1.26 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.11 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 +452.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +31.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +740%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/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.

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