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Pea raw vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pea raw and sweet potato

  • Pea raw has more vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, folate, fiber, iron, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while sweet potato has more vitamin A and vitamin B5.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 268% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 17 times less vitamin C than pea raw. Pea raw contains 40mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato contains 2.4mg.
  • Pea raw has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pea raw is 54, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Peas, green, raw 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 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
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 +32%
Contains more IronIron +141%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +313.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.1%

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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
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 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +490.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1765.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea raw Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 38µg 709µg 75%
Vitamin C 40mg 2.4mg 42%
Vitamin K 24.8µg 1.8µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.266mg 0.078mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.104mg 0.8mg 14%
Folate 65µg 11µg 14%
Fiber 5.7g 3g 11%
Iron 1.47mg 0.61mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.09mg 0.557mg 10%
Zinc 1.24mg 0.3mg 9%
Phosphorus 108mg 47mg 9%
Protein 5.42g 1.57g 8%
Manganese 0.41mg 0.258mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.132mg 0.061mg 5%
Choline 28.4mg 12.3mg 3%
Copper 0.176mg 0.151mg 3%
Potassium 244mg 337mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.169mg 0.209mg 3%
Carbs 14.45g 20.12g 2%
Sodium 5mg 55mg 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.6µg 2%
Magnesium 33mg 25mg 2%
Fats 0.4g 0.05g 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.26mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 30mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.014g 1%
Calories 81kcal 86kcal 0%
Net carbs 8.75g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 5.67g 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.071g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.203mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.323mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.317mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.2mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.107mg 0.031mg 0%
Fructose 0.39g 0.7g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 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 +245.2%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.6%
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 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 +3400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1235.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.99 g
Glucose: 0.12 g
Fructose: 0.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 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 SucroseSucrose +98%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +700%
Contains more FructoseFructose +79.5%
~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. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/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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