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Sweet potato leaves vs. Dandelion greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet potato leaves and dandelion greens

  • Sweet potato leaves have more magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, dandelion greens have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and calcium.
  • Dandelion greens' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 397% more.
  • Sweet potato leaves have 2 times more magnesium than dandelion greens. Sweet potato leaves have 70mg of magnesium, while dandelion greens have 36mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweet potato leaves, raw and Dandelion greens, raw.

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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 50% 23% 45% 36% 0% 0% 35% 0.78% 0% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +139.7%
Contains more IronIron +219.6%

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 37% 63% 0% 0% 39% 80% 21% 14% 44% 0% 756% 0% 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 117% 169% 69% 0% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +168.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato leaves Dandelion greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 302.2µg 778.4µg 397%
Vitamin A 189µg 508µg 35%
Vitamin C 11mg 35mg 27%
Iron 0.97mg 3.1mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.44mg 23%
Copper 0.171mg 19%
Manganese 0.342mg 15%
Calcium 78mg 187mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 36mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.345mg 0.26mg 7%
Fiber 5.3g 3.5g 7%
Folate 27µg 7%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.251mg 5%
Zinc 0.41mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.084mg 3%
Potassium 508mg 397mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.156mg 0.19mg 3%
Phosphorus 81mg 66mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.13mg 0.806mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.306g 1%
Calories 42kcal 45kcal 0%
Protein 2.49g 2.7g 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.7g 0%
Carbs 8.82g 9.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.52g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Saturated fat 0.111g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.49 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 86.81 g
Other: 1.37 g
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.3%
Contains more OtherOther +31.4%
~equal in Protein ~2.7g
~equal in Carbs ~9.2g
~equal in Water ~85.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 6% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
35% 3% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.2%

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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 potato leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169303/nutrients
  2. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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