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Sweet potato vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and chocolate milk different?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, fiber, and manganese; however, chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 282% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate milk. While sweet potato contains 0.209mg of vitamin B6, chocolate milk contains only 0.04mg.
  • Sweet potato has less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate milk has a lower glycemic index (45) than sweet potato (70).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.8%
Contains more IronIron +154.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +132.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +235.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +273.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
~equal in Sodium ~60mg

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2525.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +345.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 27µg 76%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.04mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.295mg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.065mg 10%
Fiber 3g 0.8g 9%
Saturated fat 0.018g 2.104g 9%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.077mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.162mg 8%
Phosphorus 47mg 101mg 8%
Calcium 30mg 112mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.24mg 5%
Potassium 337mg 167mg 5%
Fats 0.05g 3.39g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.037mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.125mg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 10.34g 3%
Protein 1.57g 3.17g 3%
Folate 11µg 5µg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.9mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.99g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.07mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.41mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.124g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 17mg 1%
Calories 86kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 9.54g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 9.54g N/A
Sodium 55mg 60mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 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
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.6%
Contains more OtherOther +22.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +101.9%
Contains more FatsFats +6680%
~equal in Water ~82.3g

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 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +98900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +785.7%

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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.