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Sweet potato leaves vs. Drumstick leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato leaves and drumstick leaves?

  • Sweet potato leaves are higher in fiber and magnesium, yet drumstick leaves are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Drumstick leaves' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 78% more.
  • Sweet potato leaves have 3 times more fiber than drumstick leaves. While sweet potato leaves have 5.3g of fiber, drumstick leaves have only 2g.

We used Sweet potato leaves, raw and Drumstick leaves, raw 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 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 30% 56% 30% 150% 35% 16% 48% 1.2% 139% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.2%
Contains more IronIron +312.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 172% 126% 0% 0% 64% 152% 42% 7.5% 277% 0% 0% 30% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +370%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +531.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato leaves Drumstick leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 302.2µg 252%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 1.2mg 78%
Manganese 1.063mg 46%
Vitamin C 11mg 51.7mg 45%
Iron 0.97mg 4mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.345mg 0.66mg 24%
Vitamin A 189µg 378µg 21%
Protein 2.49g 9.4g 14%
Fiber 5.3g 2g 13%
Copper 0.105mg 12%
Calcium 78mg 185mg 11%
Folate 40µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.156mg 0.257mg 8%
Magnesium 70mg 42mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.13mg 2.22mg 7%
Zinc 0.6mg 5%
Potassium 508mg 337mg 5%
Phosphorus 81mg 112mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.125mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Saturated fat 0.111g 1%
Calories 42kcal 64kcal 1%
Fats 0.51g 1.4g 1%
Carbs 8.82g 8.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.52g 6.28g N/A
Sodium 6mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.411mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.451mg 0%
Leucine 0.791mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.537mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.123mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.487mg 0%
Valine 0.611mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 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
9% 8% 79% 2%
Protein: 9.4 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 8.28 g
Water: 78.66 g
Other: 2.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +277.5%
Contains more FatsFats +174.5%
Contains more OtherOther +65%
~equal in Carbs ~8.28g
~equal in Water ~78.66g

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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. Drumstick leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168416/nutrients

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

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