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Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt and sweet potato

  • Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt has more vitamin C; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 284% more than potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times less sodium than potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt. Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt has 241mg of sodium, while sweet potato has 55mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt 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 14% 2.4% 29% 12% 56% 7.4% 17% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more IronIron +96.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg
~equal in Copper ~0.151mg

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 25% 0% 0.2% 0% 25% 4.4% 25% 31% 62% 0% 5.5% 6.8% 7.2%
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 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Sodium 241mg 55mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 2.4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.509mg 0.8mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.269mg 0.209mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.312mg 0.557mg 5%
Manganese 0.14mg 0.258mg 5%
Fiber 2g 3g 4%
Iron 0.31mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.061mg 3%
Copper 0.167mg 0.151mg 2%
Calcium 8mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.078mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Phosphorus 40mg 47mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Calories 86kcal 86kcal 0%
Protein 1.71g 1.57g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.05g 0%
Carbs 20.01g 20.12g 0%
Net carbs 18.01g 17.12g N/A
Potassium 328mg 337mg 0%
Sugar 0.89g 4.18g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 1.8µg 0%
Choline 13.2mg 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 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.062mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.076mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.096mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 1.71 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 20.01 g
Water: 77.46 g
Other: 0.72 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 +100%
Contains more OtherOther +36.1%
~equal in Protein ~1.57g
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g
~equal in Water ~77.28g

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 without skin, flesh, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170520/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.