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Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt and sweet potato different?

  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 284% more than potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt.
  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt contains 5 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt contains 13mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato contains 2.4mg.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.

Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 1.5% 33% 12% 63% 8.2% 19% 31% 18% 1.6%
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 PotassiumPotassium +12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +96.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Zinc ~0.3mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~47mg

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 43% 0% 1% 0% 27% 4.6% 27% 31% 69% 0% 5.5% 7.5% 7.4%
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 +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg
~equal in Choline ~12.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Vitamin C 13mg 2.4mg 12%
Sodium 240mg 55mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.209mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.8mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.439mg 0.557mg 6%
Manganese 0.138mg 0.258mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0.61mg 4%
Fiber 2g 3g 4%
Copper 0.188mg 0.151mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.061mg 3%
Calcium 5mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.078mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.26mg 1%
Protein 1.87g 1.57g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 379mg 337mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 25mg 1%
Calories 87kcal 86kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.05g 0%
Carbs 20.13g 20.12g 0%
Net carbs 18.13g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 0.91g 4.18g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.3mg 0%
Phosphorus 44mg 47mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 1.8µg 0%
Folate 10µg 11µg 0%
Choline 13.5mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.068mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.114mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.083mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.105mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 76.98 g
Other: 0.92 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 +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g
~equal in Water ~77.28g
~equal in Other ~0.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 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 +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.8%

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. Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170114/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.