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Sweet potato vs. Castanea crenata — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and castanea crenata different?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B5; however, castanea crenata is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 283% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 4 times more vitamin B5 than castanea crenata. While sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, castanea crenata contains only 0.206mg.

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw are the varieties 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 35% 9.3% 29% 54% 187% 30% 31% 1.8% 208% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96%
Contains more IronIron +137.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +516.7%
~equal in Calcium ~31mg
~equal in Potassium ~329mg

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 88% 0.67% 0% 0% 86% 38% 28% 12% 65% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +288.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +995.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +341%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +167.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +169.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +327.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Castanea crenata DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 2µg 79%
Manganese 0.258mg 1.591mg 58%
Copper 0.151mg 0.562mg 46%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 26.3mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.344mg 22%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.206mg 12%
Iron 0.61mg 1.45mg 11%
Folate 11µg 47µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.163mg 8%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.1mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 49mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.283mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.5mg 6%
Carbs 20.12g 34.91g 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 72mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 154kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Sodium 55mg 14mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.138g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.53g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.278g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Protein 1.57g 2.25g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 34.91g N/A
Calcium 30mg 31mg 0%
Potassium 337mg 329mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.078g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.032mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.134mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.056mg 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
2% 35% 61%
Protein: 2.25 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +25.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.3%
Contains more FatsFats +960%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.5%
~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
16% 56% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.278 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.138 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +885.7%

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. Castanea crenata - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169413/nutrients

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

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