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Garlic powder vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garlic powder and sweet potato?

  • Garlic powder is higher in vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, copper, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Garlic powder has 40 times more selenium than sweet potato. While garlic powder has 23.9µg of selenium, sweet potato has only 0.6µg.
  • The glycemic index of garlic powder is lower.

We used Spices, garlic powder and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types 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 55% 24% 105% 212% 178% 82% 177% 7.8% 128% 130%
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 +208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +254%
Contains more IronIron +826.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +253%
Contains more ZincZinc +896.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +780.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +279.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3883.3%
~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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 4% 0% 13% 0% 109% 33% 15% 45% 382% 0% 1% 35% 37%
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 EVitamin E +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +457.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +691.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +327.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +448.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.8mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic powder Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.654mg 0.209mg 111%
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Iron 5.65mg 0.61mg 63%
Phosphorus 414mg 47mg 52%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.6µg 42%
Copper 0.533mg 0.151mg 42%
Manganese 0.979mg 0.258mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.435mg 0.078mg 30%
Protein 16.55g 1.57g 30%
Potassium 1193mg 337mg 25%
Fiber 9g 3g 24%
Zinc 2.99mg 0.3mg 24%
Carbs 72.73g 20.12g 18%
Magnesium 77mg 25mg 12%
Calories 331kcal 86kcal 12%
Choline 67.5mg 12.3mg 10%
Folate 47µg 11µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.061mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Calcium 79mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.67mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.8µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.249g 0.018g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.05g 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.178g 0.014g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.743mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.796mg 0.557mg 1%
Net carbs 63.73g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.43g 4.18g N/A
Sodium 60mg 55mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.115g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.374mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.414mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.728mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.768mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.111mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.525mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.667mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.031mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0.7g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 73% 6% 4%
Protein: 16.55 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 72.73 g
Water: 6.45 g
Other: 3.54 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 +954.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.5%
Contains more OtherOther +261.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1098.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.249 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.178 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 +11400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1171.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 3% 13%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.05 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +22.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1271.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +125.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Garlic powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171325/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.