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Sweet potato vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet potato and baby food

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A; however, baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, and copper.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 586% more.
  • Sweet potato has 709 times more vitamin A than baby food. Sweet potato has 14187IU of vitamin A, while baby food has 20IU.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index than baby food.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2343.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.7%
Contains more IronIron +7686.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +734%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4216.7%

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3025.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4354.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +290.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.189mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.61mg 47.5mg 586%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 34.714mg 213%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 2.717mg 204%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 2.438mg 197%
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Calcium 30mg 733mg 70%
Phosphorus 47mg 392mg 49%
Selenium 0.6µg 25.9µg 46%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 3.68mg 23%
Protein 1.57g 12.2g 21%
Copper 0.151mg 0.334mg 20%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.4mg 19%
Carbs 20.12g 73.4g 18%
Magnesium 25mg 100mg 18%
Fiber 3g 7.5g 18%
Calories 86kcal 379kcal 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 1.697g 11%
Manganese 0.258mg 11%
Folate 11µg 43µg 8%
Fats 0.05g 4.4g 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 1.074mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.769g 3%
Potassium 337mg 437mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 1.206g 3%
Choline 12.3mg 23.2mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.189mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 2.3mg 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1053.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +677.1%
Contains more FatsFats +8700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264.8%
Contains more OtherOther +236.7%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12021.4%

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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.