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Sweet potato vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and eggplant?

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and copper than eggplant.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% higher.
  • Eggplant has 3 times less calcium than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 30mg of calcium, while eggplant has 9mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than eggplant (30).

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Eggplant, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.2%
Contains more IronIron +165.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +148.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +94.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.084mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.281mg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.081mg 8%
Carbs 20.12g 5.88g 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.23mg 5%
Calories 86kcal 25kcal 3%
Folate 11µg 22µg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.039mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 14mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 229mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 9mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.037mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1.54g 1%
Protein 1.57g 0.98g 1%
Choline 12.3mg 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.649mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 3.5µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.232mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.18g 0%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 2.2mg 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 3.53g N/A
Fiber 3g 3g 0%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.2%
Contains more OtherOther +48.5%
Contains more FatsFats +260%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +442.9%

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
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +869.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +64.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +120%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.