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Sweet potato vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and barbecue sauce?

  • Sweet potato is richer than barbecue sauce in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, fiber, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 279% more.
  • Sweet potato has 5 times more vitamin B5 than barbecue sauce. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, barbecue sauce has only 0.164mg.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Sauce, barbecue 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 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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Iron ~0.64mg

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6345.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +207.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.056mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.597mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 11µg 78%
Sodium 55mg 1027mg 42%
Fructose 0.7g 14.17g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.164mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.075mg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.072mg 9%
Fiber 3g 0.9g 8%
Carbs 20.12g 40.77g 7%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.126mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 0.35g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.023mg 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 20mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.8mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 172kcal 4%
Potassium 337mg 232mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 13mg 3%
Protein 1.57g 0.82g 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 11µg 2µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 7.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.17mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.3µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.63g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.101g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 39.87g N/A
Calcium 30mg 33mg 0%
Iron 0.61mg 0.64mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 33.24g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.056mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.597mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.082g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g 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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.5%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.6%
Contains more OtherOther +213.3%

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +621.4%

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
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +3514.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1607.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1924.3%
~equal in Sucrose ~2.68g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.