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Sweet potato vs. Rapini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and rapini

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, copper, and vitamin B5; however, rapini is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 231% more than rapini.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more copper than rapini. While sweet potato has 0.151mg of copper, rapini has only 0.042mg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Broccoli raab, 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Rapini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +250.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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%
Rapini
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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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +741.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +523.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Rapini DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.8µg 224µg 185%
Vitamin A 709µg 131µg 64%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 20.2mg 20%
Iron 0.61mg 2.14mg 19%
Folate 11µg 83µg 18%
Copper 0.151mg 0.042mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.322mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 1.62mg 9%
Calcium 30mg 108mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.162mg 7%
Carbs 20.12g 2.85g 6%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.395mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.129mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.221mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 196mg 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.77mg 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 73mg 4%
Protein 1.57g 3.17g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.171mg 3%
Calories 86kcal 22kcal 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.49g 1%
Sodium 55mg 33mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 18.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.13g 1%
Magnesium 25mg 22mg 1%
Fiber 3g 2.7g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 0.15g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 0.38g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.128mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.153mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.066mg 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
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +606%
Contains more ProteinProtein +101.9%
Contains more FatsFats +880%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
~equal in Other ~0.94g

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
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +828.6%

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
Rapini
0
29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2190.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +860%
Contains more FructoseFructose +311.8%
~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. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients

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

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