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Succotash vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between succotash and sweet potato

  • Succotash has more manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B3; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 278% more.
  • Succotash has 6 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. Succotash has 15.1mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato has 2.4mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Succotash, (corn and limas), 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 34% 5.4% 33% 69% 62% 17% 48% 0.52% 90% 3.3%
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 +92%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 50% 5% 0% 0% 52% 19% 30% 7.7% 30% 0% 0% 30% 0%
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 +529.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4626.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Succotash Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 15µg 709µg 77%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.258mg 19%
Iron 1.83mg 0.61mg 15%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 2.4mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.128mg 0.8mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.078mg 11%
Phosphorus 113mg 47mg 9%
Protein 5.03g 1.57g 7%
Folate 40µg 11µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.209mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.587mg 0.557mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 48mg 25mg 5%
Copper 0.186mg 0.151mg 4%
Fiber 3.8g 3g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.489g 0.014g 3%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.3mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 55mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.061mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.19g 0.018g 1%
Calories 99kcal 86kcal 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.05g 1%
Potassium 369mg 337mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 19.59g 20.12g 0%
Net carbs 15.79g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.198g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.056mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.209mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.295mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.068mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.243mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.306mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.16mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 20% 73%
Protein: 5.03 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 73.1 g
Other: 1.26 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 +220.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1940%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 23% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.19 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.198 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.489 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 +19700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3392.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%

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. Succotash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169300/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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