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Sweet potato vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and chocolate ice cream?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese, yet chocolate ice cream is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 275% more.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate ice cream. While sweet potato has 0.209mg of vitamin B6, chocolate ice cream has only 0.055mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sweet potato is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Ice creams, chocolate 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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +263.3%
Contains more IronIron +52.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 118µg 66%
Saturated fat 0.018g 6.8g 31%
Fats 0.05g 11g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.055mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.194mg 10%
Phosphorus 47mg 107mg 9%
Calcium 30mg 109mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 3.21g 8%
Fiber 3g 1.2g 7%
Calories 86kcal 216kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.554mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.14mg 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.93mg 4%
Protein 1.57g 3.8g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.042mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.41g 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 28.2g 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.58mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 249mg 3%
Copper 0.151mg 0.135mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.226mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 22.5mg 2%
Folate 11µg 16µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Magnesium 25mg 29mg 1%
Sodium 55mg 76mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 27g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.3mg 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%

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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +38.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +142%
Contains more FatsFats +21900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.2%
Contains more OtherOther +32.7%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +320900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2828.6%

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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.