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Sweet potato vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and dough?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, while dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% higher.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.3%
Contains more IronIron +541%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.152mg

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%
Dough
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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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +810.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +764.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1018.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.71mg 53%
Selenium 0.6µg 28.6µg 51%
Iron 0.61mg 3.91mg 41%
Folate 11µg 123µg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.427mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 4.817mg 27%
Sodium 55mg 602mg 24%
Protein 1.57g 10.75g 18%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.577mg 14%
Starch 12.65g 44.23g 13%
Carbs 20.12g 51.88g 11%
Calories 86kcal 272kcal 9%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.107mg 8%
Phosphorus 47mg 105mg 8%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.04mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.455mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.855g 6%
Potassium 337mg 117mg 6%
Fats 0.05g 2.42g 4%
Fiber 3g 2.2g 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 32mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.529g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.362g 1%
Choline 12.3mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 4.62g N/A
Copper 0.151mg 0.152mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.21mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.005g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.7g 0.51g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +134.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +584.7%
Contains more FatsFats +4740%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.9%
Contains more OtherOther +99%

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
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6007.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +140%
Contains more FructoseFructose +37.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +249.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.