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Savoy cabbage vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between savoy cabbage and sweet potato

  • Savoy cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate, while sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 264% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 38 times less vitamin K than savoy cabbage. Savoy cabbage contains 68.8µg of vitamin K, while sweet potato contains 1.8µg.
  • The amount of sugar in savoy cabbage is lower.
  • Savoy cabbage has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of savoy cabbage is 32, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, savoy, 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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
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 +12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.5%
Contains more IronIron +52.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.3%

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
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 +1191.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3722.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1318%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +327.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Savoy cabbage Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 50µg 709µg 73%
Vitamin K 68.8µg 1.8µg 56%
Vitamin C 31mg 2.4mg 32%
Folate 80µg 11µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 0.8mg 12%
Copper 0.062mg 0.151mg 10%
Carbs 6.1g 20.12g 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Calories 27kcal 86kcal 3%
Potassium 230mg 337mg 3%
Manganese 0.18mg 0.258mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 0.61mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.557mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.061mg 2%
Protein 2g 1.57g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.209mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.26mg 1%
Calcium 35mg 30mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 55mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 25mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Phosphorus 42mg 47mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 3g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.27g 4.18g N/A
Fiber 3.1g 3g 0%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.049g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 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 +27.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.8%
Contains more OtherOther +22.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250%

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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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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