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

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A recap on differences between sweet potato leaves and drumstick tree

  • Sweet potato leaves have more vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, fiber, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B5.
  • Drumstick tree covers your daily vitamin C needs 144% more than sweet potato leaves.
  • Drumstick tree contains 51 times less vitamin A than sweet potato leaves. Sweet potato leaves contain 3778IU of vitamin A, while drumstick tree contains 74IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweet potato leaves, raw and Drumstick pods, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more IronIron +169.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Potassium ~461mg

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +194.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +252.9%
~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 tree DV% diff.
Vitamin K 302.2µg 252%
Vitamin C 11mg 141mg 144%
Vitamin A 189µg 4µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.345mg 0.074mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.794mg 11%
Folate 44µg 11%
Manganese 0.259mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.156mg 0.053mg 9%
Copper 0.084mg 9%
Fiber 5.3g 3.2g 8%
Iron 0.97mg 0.36mg 8%
Magnesium 70mg 45mg 6%
Calcium 78mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.12mg 5%
Zinc 0.45mg 4%
Phosphorus 81mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.13mg 0.62mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 42mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.003g 2%
Potassium 508mg 461mg 1%
Protein 2.49g 2.1g 1%
Calories 42kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 8.82g 8.53g 0%
Net carbs 3.52g 5.33g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.111g 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.102g 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.6%
Contains more FatsFats +155%
Contains more OtherOther +41.2%
~equal in Carbs ~8.53g
~equal in Water ~88.2g

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
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +410%

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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 tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.