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Sweet potato vs. Apple strudel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sweet potato and apple strudel

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and potassium, while apple strudel has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin E.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% higher.
  • Apple strudel contains 5 times less copper than sweet potato. Sweet potato contains 0.151mg of copper, while apple strudel contains 0.03mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sweet potato is lower.
  • Apple strudel has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of apple strudel is 59, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Strudel, apple.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 13% 16% 10% 5.2% 14% 18% 25% 33%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.2%
Contains more IronIron +45.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +403.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +916.7%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 5.7% 2% 28% 0% 10% 5.8% 6.2% 16% 11% 28% 7.3% 21% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11716.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +154.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Apple strudel DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 6µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 5.315g 35%
Fats 0.05g 11.2g 17%
Copper 0.151mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.046mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.27mg 11%
Selenium 0.6µg 6.1µg 10%
Calories 86kcal 274kcal 9%
Saturated fat 0.018g 2.044g 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 1.42mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 3.267g 8%
Carbs 20.12g 41.1g 7%
Lysine 0.066mg 153mg 7%
Potassium 337mg 149mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 9mg 4%
Folate 11µg 28µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.025mg 3%
Protein 1.57g 3.3g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.04mg 3%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.19mg 3%
Fiber 3g 2.2g 3%
Sodium 55mg 135mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 33mg 2%
Iron 0.61mg 0.42mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 15mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 1.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.33mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.19mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.9µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 17.4mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 38.9g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 25.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.119mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.151mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.076mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
3% 11% 41% 44%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 11.2 g
Carbs: 41.1 g
Water: 43.5 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +77.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.2%
Contains more FatsFats +22300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.3%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.267 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.315 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37864.3%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients
  2. Apple strudel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175032/nutrients

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

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