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Sweet and sour vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet and sour and sweet potato?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Sweet and sour has 7 times more sodium than sweet potato. While sweet and sour has 371mg of sodium, sweet potato has only 55mg.

We used Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 ManganeseManganese +195%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +240.4%
Contains more IronIron +190.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +571.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +760.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +412.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 709µg 79%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.258mg 22%
Sodium 371mg 55mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.8mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.209mg 12%
Fiber 0.1g 3g 12%
Copper 0.079mg 0.151mg 8%
Potassium 99mg 337mg 7%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 2.4mg 7%
Carbs 38.22g 20.12g 6%
Phosphorus 7mg 47mg 6%
Iron 0.21mg 0.61mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 8mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.061mg 3%
Protein 0.27g 1.57g 3%
Calories 150kcal 86kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.26mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.3mg 2%
Choline 2.4mg 12.3mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.557mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Folate 8µg 11µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 CarbsCarbs +90%
Contains more OtherOther +24.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +481.5%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.