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Sweet potato vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and fettuccine different?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin B6; however, fettuccine is richer in vitamin B3 and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for sweet potato is 12% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 4 times more magnesium than fettuccine. While sweet potato contains 25mg of magnesium, fettuccine contains only 6mg.
  • Fettuccine has less sugar.
  • Fettuccine has a lower glycemic index (47) than sweet potato (70).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree are the varieties 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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~28mg
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 0% 0% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +318%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Fettuccine DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 79%
Copper 0.151mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.05mg 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 11%
Protein 1.57g 6.2g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.8mg 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 6mg 5%
Sodium 55mg 166mg 5%
Potassium 337mg 168mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Fiber 3g 2g 4%
Fats 0.05g 2.7g 4%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.9g 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 25mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.4g 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.9g 2%
Carbs 20.12g 14g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Calories 86kcal 99kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.09mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.45mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 12g N/A
Calcium 30mg 28mg 0%
Iron 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 1.3g 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%

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% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +294.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5300%
Contains more OtherOther +93.9%
~equal in Water ~75.2g

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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2757.1%

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

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.