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Sweet potato vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and apricots different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, and manganese, while apricots are higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 258% more than apricots.
  • Sweet potato contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than apricots. Sweet potato contains 0.209mg of vitamin B6, while apricots contain 0.054mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than apricots (34).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Apricots, raw types were used 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 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 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +56.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +235.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +638.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +339.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +242.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 96µg 68%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.054mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.24mg 11%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 10mg 8%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.077mg 8%
Copper 0.151mg 0.078mg 8%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.03mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Fiber 3g 2g 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.89mg 4%
Carbs 20.12g 11.12g 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.39mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 23mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 48kcal 2%
Sodium 55mg 1mg 2%
Potassium 337mg 259mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 13mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 3.3µg 1%
Folate 11µg 9µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.39g 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 9.24g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.17g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.027mg 0%
Fructose 0.7g 0.94g 0%

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
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.9%
Contains more OtherOther +32.4%
Contains more FatsFats +680%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%

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
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +450%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +132.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +146.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +34.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.