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

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How are sweet potato and cocktail sauce different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, while cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C and vitamin E.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 277% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Sweet potato contains 12 times more vitamin B5 than cocktail sauce. Sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while cocktail sauce contains 0.068mg.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sugar.

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve types were 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +36%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.3%
Contains more IronIron +36.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
~equal in Potassium ~309mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +144.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 18µg 77%
Sodium 55mg 983mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.068mg 15%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 11.6mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.08mg 10%
Fiber 3g 1.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 1.08mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.148mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.021mg 5%
Copper 0.151mg 0.111mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.83mg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 28.22g 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 4.4µg 2%
Folate 11µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.82mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 124kcal 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 30mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 17mg 2%
Fats 0.05g 1.05g 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.38mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 337mg 309mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.047mg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.36g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 26.42g N/A
Calcium 30mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 11.83g N/A
Choline 12.3mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.4%
Contains more WaterWater +17.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.3%
Contains more OtherOther +277.6%

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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.