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Sweet potato vs. Figs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and figs?

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B6, and manganese than figs.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 281% higher.
  • Figs have 3 times less phosphorus than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 47mg of phosphorus, while figs have 14mg.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sugar.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Figs, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Figs
Figs
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more IronIron +64.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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%
Figs
Figs
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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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10028.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +161.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +161.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Figs DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 7µg 78%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.3mg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.113mg 7%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.128mg 6%
Phosphorus 47mg 14mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.37mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 232mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.06mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 4.7µg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.75g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.05mg 1%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 4.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.144g 1%
Calories 86kcal 74kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 30mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.11mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.3g 0%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 2mg 0%
Carbs 20.12g 19.18g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 16.28g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 16.26g N/A
Fiber 3g 2.9g 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.06g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.066g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.011mg 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
Figs
Figs
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19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.3%
Contains more OtherOther +48.5%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
~equal in Carbs ~19.18g
~equal in Water ~79.11g

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
Figs
Figs
2
22% 24% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.066 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.144 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +928.6%

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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.