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Pimiento vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pimiento and sweet potato

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, iron, and vitamin K; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 231% more than pimiento.
  • Sweet potato has 35 times less vitamin C than pimiento. Pimiento has 84.9mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato has 2.4mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet potato is 70, while the glycemic index of pimiento is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 IronIron +175.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +208.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 +3437.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +361.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7900%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +95.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.557mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 2.4mg 92%
Vitamin A 133µg 709µg 64%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.8mg 16%
Iron 1.68mg 0.61mg 13%
Copper 0.049mg 0.151mg 11%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.258mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 1.8µg 5%
Carbs 5.1g 20.12g 5%
Magnesium 6mg 25mg 5%
Potassium 158mg 337mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 17mg 47mg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 3g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.26mg 3%
Calories 23kcal 86kcal 3%
Sodium 14mg 55mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 30mg 2%
Folate 6µg 11µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.014g 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 12.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.57g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.557mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.209mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 +500%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +294.5%
Contains more OtherOther +145%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 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 +1900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1050%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.