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Sweet potato vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and daikon?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, manganese, and fiber, yet daikon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Sweet potato has 7 times more manganese than daikon. While sweet potato has 0.258mg of manganese, daikon has only 0.038mg.
  • The glycemic index of daikon is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Radishes, oriental, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +52.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +578.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +479.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +816.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +154.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 22mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.046mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.138mg 13%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.038mg 10%
Fiber 3g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 20.12g 4.1g 5%
Folate 11µg 28µg 4%
Copper 0.151mg 0.115mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.02mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 23mg 3%
Calories 86kcal 18kcal 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.4mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 227mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 16mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.6g 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 7.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Sodium 55mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 2.5g N/A
Calcium 30mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.02mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +390.7%
Contains more OtherOther +69%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +22.4%

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.4%

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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.